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As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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