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New Study Sheds Light on Free Online Courses

August 2, 2013/

Students of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are not your typical college kids. These are older people, many with advanced degrees. They participate in online courses because they are curious about the subject matter, and they are motivated, in part, by the courses’ being free of charge.

By Yuliya Chernova

Full Story: http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/07/31/new-study-sheds-light-on-free-online-courses/?mod=WSJBlog

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