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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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