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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 learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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