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As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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