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As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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