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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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