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Price of a Bad Review

A university librarian finds himself sued for questioning the quality of an academic press.

Expanding Pathways to MOOC Credit

American Council on Education puts stamp of approval on Coursera courses from Duke, Penn and UC-Irvine -- none of which would grant credits themselves.

MOOC Mess

Amid student confusion and frustration, Coursera calls off a course one week in. The subject? "Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application."

Bad Week on Desire2Learn

1 in 4 of the colleges that use the company's LMS lost service last week, some for as long as 72 hours. Will its reputation suffer?

Free Course, Inexpensive Exam

New batch of free, online courses geared to credit-bearing exams could be the fastest, most affordable way to earn college credit.

Unwelcome Intervention?

Supporters of university libraries are worried by the Justice Department's unexpected interest in filing a brief in the battle over e-reserves.
Opinion

The End of the University?

Predictions of the collapse of higher education amid financial and technological tumult fail to account for our desire to be with, you know, actual people, writes Louis Betty.
Opinion

Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World

Regional accreditors must respond to the rise of competency-based education or risk becoming less relevant, writes Paul LeBlanc.