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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 e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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