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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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