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As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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