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As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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