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As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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