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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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