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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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