University World News liked my post about MOOCs, which was nice of them since I criticized their previous writer so much. They wanted me to expand on a few things for their commentary section. We went through a few iterations, and the resulting op-ed is an almost entirely different piece, found on their site.
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Well done, Steve. And I think you are exactly right. Without the ability to earn credit (and I agree that that is likely not forthcoming), it will be just another tool (albeit an important one).