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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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