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Sure, many MOOCs are free. But they're also drawing millions of students, potential future customers for universities.

诚然，许多MOOC都是免费的，但它们正在吸引数以百万计的学生，这些学生恰恰是高等院校未来的潜在客户。

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Only a year ago, it would not have been possible to even consider getting the equivalent of an MBA via MOOCS.

一年前，不可能会有人想到能通过MOOC取得MBA。

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This is where online education comes in. Moocs can drive down costs to almost zero.

这正是在线教育能够发挥作用的地方。MOOC能把教育成本压低到接近于零的地步。

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Most MOOCS rely on set start and end dates, though a few are self-paced.

大多数MOOC依靠设置好的开始和结束日期，但也有少数由学生自定进程。

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Although MOOCS are grounded in distance education, many students form regionally based online communities.

尽管MOOC以远程教育为基础，但许多学生组成了以地区为基础的在线社区。

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At present it is difficult to see how institutions can generate significant revenues from Moocs other than by charging for assessment.

就目前而言，很难说机构是从Mooc、而不是从评估收费中来获得巨额收入。

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These Moocs have been approved for credit recommendation by the American Council on Education ( Ace).

美国教育委员会（Ace）已批准对这批Mooc课程授予学分推荐。

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Still, there is one characteristic that marks all MOOCS: they are available to anyone.

不过，所有MOOC都具备一个显著特征：面向所有人。

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Ensuring the quality of the Moocs learning experience, and of student achievement, remains a major concern.

如何确保Mooc学习经历和学生成绩的质量，仍是人们目前关心的一大问题。

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Of these, about 120 are business Moocs.

其中大约120门是商业Mooc。

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Often produced by well-known colleges or universities, MOOCs are frequently hosted on third party commercial platforms.

MOOC在线学习平台通常是由著名学府制作，并借助第三方商业网络平台加以推广的。

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By bringing high-quality college and graduate-level MOOCS to a wider audience, these platforms could help provide life-long learning opportunities.

这些平台让更多的人能够聆听高质量的本科和研究生大型在线公开课，为人们终身学习提供机会。

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MOOCS an acronym for massive open online courses are courses that can be accessed globally over the Internet.

MOOC是“大规模开放式在线课程”的英文首字母缩写，意指可以在全球各地通过互联网访问的课程。

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The entire universe of Moocs is open to me, and I can tailor my studies to my interests.

整个MOOC世界都向我敞开，我可以根据我的兴趣定制我的学习。

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You may be familiar with massive open online courses ( MOOCs) delivered by professors from prestigious universities.

名校教授大型网络公开课（又被称为慕课）你可能已经很熟悉了。

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It can also solve a practical problem of MOOCs, the business aspect.

它也能解决大规模网络公开课在其商业方面的实际问题。

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So today, I want to discuss a different aspect, the other side of MOOCs, take a different perspective.

所以今天，我想以一个不一样的视角讨论网络公开课的另一面。

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MOOCs have become highly popular in the last couple of years in the United States, where the concept evolved.

MOOC在线学习平台的概念诞生于美国，并在最近数十年中在美国掀起了一股在线学习热潮。

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and therein lies a revenue model for MOOCs, where the university that licenses it with the professor

其中蕴藏着MOOCs的收益模式，那些授权使用的大学，其任课教授

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Now, in this discussion today, I'm going to focus on a different aspect of MOOCs.

在接下来的讨论中，我会将话题集中在网络公开课的另一面。

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