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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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