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As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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