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Dear web sites comprised of videos of lectures: videos of lectures are not "courses" or "universities". In fact, the lecture is arguably the least valuable part of a course or a university. Stop degrading the value of online learning by pretending you're a university. Thanks.



Wrong side of the bed? They didn't say it was an accredited university. Learning is learning.

heads over to watch some videos


So I'm allowed to throw together just anything and call it a university, that's OK with you? All right.


It's the internet. I won't stop you. But, honestly, are you really calling this online resource of educational videos a bad thing....because they dared call it a university?!

No one is saying, hey future students, good news! You don't need to go to university anymore because of code.google.com/edu!


I didn't call it a bad thing. I said it was purporting to be something that it isn't.




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