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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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