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As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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