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As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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