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As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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