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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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