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As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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