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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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