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As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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