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Expect applications to Stanford university to soar with this announcement: Tuition free for Families Earning Less than $125,000 Per Year .
Fast Company also commented on the sad cost situation in How To Save $244,000 On Your Education . You, too, can experience the best that American education has to offer–without enrolling at NYU. Might I recommend that the curious would-be undergraduate or returning student check out: Coursera , one of the three major Massive Open Online Course platforms, just announced a $43 million Series B round of funding to expand its mobile apps, API, and its "Signature Series" classes, which can be taken for a small fee and applied for college credit.
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