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Stephen Downes

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At a certain point, the whole scheme fails, doesn't it? What scheme? This scheme: the one that begins with expensive ebook contracts in school systems, exclusive learning platform agreements, closed credential services like this, continues with subscription-based job hunting services, and wraps up with employment licenses. At a certain point, we as a society have to decide whether the purpose of the education system is to enable people access into productivee society, or to keep people out by charging admission to it. All these links via the Trace Urdan market update from Credit Suisse.

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