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As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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