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As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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