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What might the future of college classes be? MIT may be on to the answer

  image by flickr user Tobias Leeger (cc license) Is it possible that the 'class' model of college is outdated? We already know that campuses across the country are stretching beyond the physical classroom. Whether it's in online courses or online components, the physical classroom has a different meaning than it used to. Might the actual structure of a semester class will change as well?

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Colleges Can Save Money by Adopting Better Business Practices

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