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Coursera’s Next Big MOOC Strategy: Headhunting Via “Signature Track”
In case you missed it, Coursera announced its new “Signature Track” option for credentialing students (and making money for Coursera) and connecting them to future employers. It’s future could be in: headhunting. It’s Signature Track program that will track a student’s certificates, linking them to an identity and allowing them to show employers these credentials.
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