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As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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