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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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