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As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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