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As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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