In the 1990s and 2000s, distance learning over the Internet became the dominant remote learning craze.

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If broadcast flag rules and technology were in place, it could keep a university from playing part of a news program for a distance-learning course taken over the Internet, or even impose restrictions on a teacher who records a documentary to show in class, she says.

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The e-rate offers a reduction on the price of monthly Internet access charges, wiring up classrooms, any special costs attaching to distance learning and basic telephone services.

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"The wealth of knowledge that is made available through ICT and Internet has inspired me and now I am taking MSC in Community Economics through distance learning, " wrote Munira to the workshop sponsors.

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