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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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