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As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key 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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