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As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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