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As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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