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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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