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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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