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(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research,” says Inside Higher Ed. “ Can Online Learning Help Higher Ed Reverse Its Tuition Spiral? ” The GOP propaganda is spread pretty thick in this one.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Apple Partners With Tynker to Help K–5 Students Learn to Code.” Don’t click.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” accuse Google of failing to gain their consent before scanning their emails via its Apps For Education suite for advertising purposes,” says Education Dive. ” Presidential Campaign Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” Elsevier has acquired bepress.