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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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