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As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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