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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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