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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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