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As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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