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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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