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A prominent member of the open education movement, former Open University Vice-Chancellor Sir John Daniel, has criticised online education provider Coursera for not making its materials available under creative commons licensing.
Coursera is one of the largest providers of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – which allow students to take university courses for free online from anywhere in the world.
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“While MOOCs have open enrolment, many of the MOOCs offered through commercial partners do not have open licences,” he said.
“It would be a pity if MOOCs were to act as a brake on the open education movement.”
via Coursera under fire in MOOCs licensing row | The Conversation.
See also: Coursera partners with 10 universities for online classes | CNET
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