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FutureLearn is a British digital education platform founded in December 2012. The company is jointly owned by The Open University and SEEK Ltd. It is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), ExpertTrack, microcredential and Degree learning platform. As of November included over 250 UK and international partners, including industry and government partners.
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