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As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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