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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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