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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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