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Here is this week’s MOOC metaphor. MOOCs are like the patronising uncle who has yet to have a child of his own.
– The Ed Techie

Not everyone feels adept enough to build an app to solve his or her problems. But for the next generation of programmers, it’s second nature.
- Lauren Orsini

In the digital world, the line between what is fun and what is work is often complicated. …There is tremendous anxiety among white collar workers about how blurry the boundaries have gotten, but little consideration for how that blurriness is itself a mark of privilege.
- Danah Boyd