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As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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