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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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