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As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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