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As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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