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As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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