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This chapter introduces Michael Grahame Moore (1938–), Distinguished Professor of Education (Emeritus) at the Pennsylvania State University and a globally-recognized founder of contemporary distance education (DE). The chapter traces what motivated Moore to be interested in DE in the first place and what informed his initial thinking. It then reviews his major contributions to DE, followed by an examination of how his thinking has spurred fresh perspectives of DE, and education in general. Finally, the chapter summarizes the influence of his thinking on other researchers and suggests ways to revisit and further develop it to fit the changing global landscape of (distance) education in the digital age.

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Further Reading

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Xiao, J. (2023). Michael Grahame Moore. In: Geier, B.A. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81037-5_172-1

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