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"Thomas Friedman has MOOCs in his sights and that should worry all sides of the debate because Thomas Friedman operates a very large megaphone that helps shape public opinion, and also he is almost always wrong about everything."

Many academics are saying this piece is totally off base. I'll include a couple of posts from Inside Higher Ed that challenge Friedman.

"Thomas Friedman's latest column "The Professors' Big Stage" is a case in point. His piece on "the MOOCs revolution" is riddled with contradictions, shallow thinking -- and an error in basic arithmetic."

More reaction to Friedman's most recent Times article

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