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As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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