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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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