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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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