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Oklahoma City Public Schools will open the doors to a new school this fall, and as many as 700 students could enroll.

But the doors are digital. The classrooms aren't in a building.

The district is opening a virtual school, a project that has been in the works for more than a year. The new school will be called Innovations K-12 Virtual Institute.

This is something that can really help a lot of students, said Verna Martin, associate director of secondary schools for the Oklahoma City district.

Starting this fall, state law requires all school districts to provide online courses when it's educationally appropriate.

Growing popularity

In Oklahoma, online learning is growing in popularity.

About 4,500 Oklahoma students took online courses in the 2010-11 school year, according to Evergreen Education Group, a national education consulting firm.

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