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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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