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As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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