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As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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