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As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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