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As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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