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As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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