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As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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