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VI. C onclusion Online education is a new and independent industry generated under the rapid development of the Internet. In the future, online education under Internet thinking will inevitably be turned into a popular learning model around the world. At present, online education is still at the stage of continuous development, as the personalized network models have not been established, the artificial intelligence technology has not yet been perfected, the education system has not yet fully matured, and education resources are still uneven. But in the future, the changes and innovations brought by online education will continue to alter the meaning of education. Online education provides a powerful fulcrum for the constructivist learning concept. Its interactivity, autonomy, and the characteristics of spanning time and space create conditions for students' subjective development. However online education is not a panacea, its vitality lies in the need for teachers and students to closely unite the virtual world with the real world, and the integration of independent spirit and cooperative spirit. Although online education during the pandemic exposed some problems, it should be noted that online education is not a short-term emergency plan, and the development of online education will not stagnate due to these problems. In fact, before the outbreak, the market potential of online education has already been widely witnessed. According to CNNIC data, in 2020, the scale of online education users in China reached 342 million, a decrease of 81.25 million from March 2020, accounting for 34.6% of the overall internet population. The scale of mobile online education users was 341 million, a decrease of 79.5 million from March 2020, accounting for 34.6% of the mobile internet population. In the second half of the year, with the positive progress in epidemic prevention and control, primary, secondary, and high schools have resumed normal teaching order, and the scale of online education users has further declined. However, compared with before the epidemic (June 2019), it still increased by 109 million, and the industry development trend is good 12 . In the first half of 2021, due to the stricter policies in the K12 market and the impact of the epidemic on the higher education market, such as study abroad programs, the overall market has cooled slightly, and the scale of online education users was 325 million, a year-on-year decrease of 55.67 million. However, overall, with the update of related technologies such as VR, AI, 5G, and the Internet of Things, and the gradual fragmentation of online education users' time, China's online penetration rate will gradually increase 12 . Ai Media Consulting analysts believe that with the upgrading of consumption, the launch of the two- child policy, and the increasing awareness of parental education in the post-80s generation, the demand for high-quality education has become more urgent. On the other hand, in recent years, with the increasing investment on Internet infrastructure in China, the capacity of broadband networks has been cultivated significantly. The advent of the 5G era has provided a solid foundation for various online services. It can be said that in the context of the Internet era, online education is destined to become an important trend in the future development of the education industry. It is worth noting that after the pandemic, the network foundation and hardware facilities will be improved, and online education is bound to experience homogeneous competition. Therefore, the quality of teaching will be the key to determine the competitiveness of online education companies. 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