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As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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