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As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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