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As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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