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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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