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As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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