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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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