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As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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