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Yeah, the Great Courses can be hit or miss, but are sure hard to beat for bang-for-the buck. Some of them run 36 hours for one credit.
They've recently been cropping up in a lot of services available in libraries. Overdrive, RB digital, Hoopla, and Kanopy all carry a selection in either audio or video formats.
Dunno what the future hold for the company. Seems pretty tough to make it against all the free podcasts and moocs, but I hope they can find a way to stick around. Their streaming service seems pretty desperate for customers. It started out pretty expensive, but can now be had for 10 bucks a month if you but in 3 month blocks. Their emails smack a bit of desperation, reminding me of some of the magazine offers I get in the mail.
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