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Stephen Downes

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"Despite considerable unknowns, it is clear that MOOC-based course series will not be replacing college degrees any time soon. Even for well-educated participants, completion of a course series appears to be a challenge—or perhaps simply a low priority." OK, fine, so let's say we have established that MOOCs won't do what colleges currently do. Maybe doing what colleges currently do would be - all else being equal - "a low priority". If it weren't for the need to get a degree or diploma, would people be educating themselves this way? Survey articles like this aren't getting to the deeper issues.

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