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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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