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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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