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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The for-profit: Laureate Education (which once began as the tutoring chain Sylvan Learning and is now an investor in Coursera, I always like to point out). 2006, Tuition and Fees Up 63%.” Meanwhile on Campus. Edsurge officially announces its new, expanded focus , Edsurge Higher Ed. What would VCs do.).

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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The school emphasizes teaching over research, hiring and rewarding professors on the basis of their classroom performance, says Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd’s president since 2006. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market.