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Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning January 12, 2007

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http://www.ted.com Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

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