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Hack Education Weekly News

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Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” The company has $8.3

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Reminder: here are the education companies Palantir founder Peter Thiel has invested in. ” Testing, Testing… Khan Academy announces “Free LSAT Prep for All.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. ”).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below. Doesn’t look like the company has anyone to take his place yet. It’s a rot at the very core of the company’s leadership team. ” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.