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As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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