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.” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. Via Edsurge : “ MOOCs Are No Longer Massive.

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An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. ” Fox.

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” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. MOOCs are out. “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post.