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As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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