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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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