# The Great MOOC Slander? Realities and Narratives of Education and Learning [UPDATED]

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This piece argues that critics judge MOOCs against an idealised account of higher education and should compare evidence about access, learning, assessment, and teaching across both forms.

Blog post · Researchity · 15 September 2012

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 15 September 2012
- Published in: Researchity
- Language: English

Topics: moocs, higher-education, educational-reform, pedagogy, open-education.

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