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As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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