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As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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