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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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