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<p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="courses">courses</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="MOOCs">MOOCs</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="MOOCs">MOOCs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Entrepreneurs">Entrepreneurs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="MOOCs">MOOCs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="edX">edX</span>. <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="edX">edX</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edX">edX</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>: <span word="Artificial">Artificial</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Software">Software</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>. <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="edX">edX</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edX">edX</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="X">X</span> <span word="Universities">Universities</span>."</p><p><span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Anant">Anant</span> <span word="Agarwal">Agarwal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="edX">edX</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Birgeneau">Birgeneau</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="education">education</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enrich">enrich</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="edX">edX</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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