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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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