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As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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