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You Tube brings college courses to everyone

Many universities are putting their class content on the Internet for free
Jan. 1, 2008

Studying on YouTube won't get you a college degree, but many universities are using technology to offer online classes and open up archives. Some schools have been charging for distance-learning classes for a long time, but this is different: These classes are free. At a time when many top schools are expensive and difficult to get into, some say it's a return to the broader mission of higher education: to offer knowledge to everyone.

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