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Risk Management

The U.S. Education Department needs to do more to ensure the billions of dollars it offers in financial aid aren’t wasted on students who fraudulently enroll in distance education programs...

A Simpler IP Process

In an attempt to make it easier for researchers to commercialize their work, officials at Cornell University’s New York City campus are reconsidering how they make money off intellectual property.

Not Biting

The first British massive open online course to offer students the option to pay for academic credit has ended, with none of its participants opting to fork out for official recognition.

Try, Try Again

Third time isn’t necessarily the charm for massive open online course instructors, but through a process of trial and error, some faculty members at Stanford University say their MOOCs are living up to (some of) the potential promised two years ago.