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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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