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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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