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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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