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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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