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As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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