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Hack Education Weekly News

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For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” ’” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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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. Students recorded fellow students. Students recorded their teachers. They recorded school resource officers. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit ! FutureLearn announced that two UK universities – the University of Leeds and the Open University – will offer MOOCs that will be accepted for college credit. For more on MOOCs for credit, see the “MOOCs” section above.