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Georgia Tech official describes Udacity partnership on Capitol Hill, provoking back-and-forth about whether accreditation encourages or deters innovation.

It's appropriate to be cautious about the way MOOCs and other innovations are changing higher education, but efforts are moving ahead to measure and assure their quality, writes Molly Corbett Broad.

San Jose State's study of its work using MOOCs to teach some course points to many problems not mentioned in last month's optimistic update.

MOOC provider edX finds a powerful partner in Google for its new platform, Open edX.

Before jumping to conclusions or buying all the hype, it's important to remember that most technological advances involve considerable trial and error, writes Gary S. May.

More female professors are experimenting with MOOCs, but men and STEM classes still dominate course offerings.

Student performance is up, retention is down, and San Jose State University's partnership with a MOOC provider is still on pause for the fall.