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A Big Course From a Small Association

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One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. And as with so many things involving inspired leadership, it starts with Abraham Lincoln. Grimes also has the assistant of Ray Schroeder, a leading MOOC expert at the University of Illinois Springfield.

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Deaf Advocates Sue Harvard, MIT For Lack of Online Closed Captioning

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“Yet, both Harvard and MIT betray their legendary leadership in quality education by denying access to approximately 48 million Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing.” Department of Justice may issue proposed rules in June 2015 to provide much-needed guidance in this area.”. Rosenblum said. We expect that the U.S.