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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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