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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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