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As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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