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As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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