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As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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