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As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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