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In the year of disruptive education

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As college tuitions soar, various online models vie to educate college students worldwide---at no cost.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 55, Issue 12
          December 2012
          102 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/2380656
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