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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 technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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