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As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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