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As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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