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As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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