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As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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