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As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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