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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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