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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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