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As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key 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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