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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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