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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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