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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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