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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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