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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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