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As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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