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As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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