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As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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