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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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