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As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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