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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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