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As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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