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As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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