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As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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