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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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