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Difference between right-handed and sterile neutrinos

Several SM extensions propose the addition of heavy, right-handed neutrinos to explain the smallness of neutrino masses. There are also theories adding a fourth, sterile neutrino in the context of neutrino oscillations, but I’m not sure what is the the difference between the two theories. Are all the sterile neutrinos right-handed or am I totally off?