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As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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