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As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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