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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources