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As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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