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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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