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Hack Education Weekly News

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He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ Rockhurst University is sued over data breach in phishing scam.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Students who completed courses were more likely to complete courses.)

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