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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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