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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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