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MOOC is a raving topic among educationalists and practitioners overseas and this inaugural forum at PolyU has made a good start. The half-day MOOC Forum has successfully drawn over 120 attendees from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan as well as representatives from various universities in Thailand and Malaysia. The Forum started with an opening address by Ms Marjorie Yang, PolyU’s Council Chairman who delivered a thought-provoking presentation on the background and significance of MOOCs and how they could re-define the future of education. The list of speakers invited, including MOOC provider from universities at various stages of the MOOC journey, senior E-Learning university administrator, academics, and E-Learning instructional designers, represented different groups of stakeholder in the field of MOOC. Some of the commonly concerned issues, including how to charge for MOOCs, resourcing needs for preparing a MOOC subject, how to maintain quality and conduct e-Assessments, and how to leverage on MOOCs to enhance student learning outcomes for existing subjects, were also addressed at the Forum. A panel discussion was held at the end which covered a wide range of topics, including the origin and societal impact of MOOCs, definitions and types of MOOCs, decision criteria for embarking on a MOOC journey, what’s involved in preparing a MOOC course, emerging business models, sustainability, how to design a course for MOOC delivery, and experience sharing from Hong Kong’s first MOOC professor. This thought-provoking Forum has generated a lot of discussion and positive feedbacks from the audience.