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As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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