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As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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