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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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