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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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