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Thus, distance education technology encompasses a new form of learning and instruction rather than merely offering ways of extending the traditional classroom and instruction to those who cannot gain conventional access to them. The topic of distance education is also significant because it provides many benefits to instructors, students and even society as a whole. According to Helphinstine (1995, 47), distance education technology provides benefits to parents who cannot afford to pay for traditional education for their children, adults who wish to further their education, and educational institutions and the community at large, “Education institutions benefit from additional courses to the curriculum, increased enrollment and retention and improv
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