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The push for online learning is bad for literacy and bad for democracy.
We should examine the potential of online learning with an open mind.
We should avoid absolute judgments about MOOCs and assess the mix of possibilities they offer.
American education used to be locally controlled and highly pragmatic. Not anymore.
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