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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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