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Modern States Education Alliance is offering a high-quality path to free college credit, the Freshman Year for Free. The program offers everyone tuition-free online courses with free on-line textbooks leading to real college credit at more than 2,900 major colleges and universities. The goal of the program is to make college more accessible and affordable for high school students, college students and adult learners, including active duty military personnel, their families, and veterans...

Earlier this year, the European MOOC Consortium (EMC) announced the launch of the Common Microcredential Framework in partnership with Europe’s main MOOC providers, FutureLearn (UK), France Université Numérique (France) OpenupEd (pan-European), Miríadax (Spain), and EduOpen (Italy). The aim is to lay the foundations for a new international credential for universities to meet the needs of lifelong learners globally and comes in response to demand from learners to develop new knowledge, skills...

It's no secret that today's businesses are being hindered by a massive skills gap because they can't find people with the right knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to achieve their goals. It's not that there aren't enough people looking for work, it's that those people don't have the skills companies are looking for, and this problem exists across all industries. According to Bridging the Skills Gap: Workforce Development and the Future of Work, a 2018 report by the Association for...

Massive Open Online Courses (more commonly known as MOOCs) are educational courses which are delivered online and are open to a large group of students who all learn the same thing at the same time. MOOCs are often delivered by renowned professors from prestigious universities and they're usually free to access. A MOOC is the same class a student at a prestigious university would take, with video lessons, readings, assessments, and discussion forums. The difference is that you can learn...

If you are new to MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), you may be looking for some guidance to get you started on the right track. Here at MoocLab, we have set up a MOOC Help Centre to help answer some common questions or uncertainties. Some of the most viewed General MOOC Questions are: How much do MOOCs cost? How do I enrol on a MOOC? Do MOOCs provide certificates? Where can I find MOOCs? We also have answers to common questions about learning with the three main MOOC platforms...