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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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