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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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