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As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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