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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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