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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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