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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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