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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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