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As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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