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As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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