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As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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