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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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