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As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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