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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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