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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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