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As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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