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As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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