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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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