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- ↑ "Dimitris Bertsimas named vice provost for open learning". MIT News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ↑ Parry, Marc (December 19, 2011). "MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students Who Take Its Online Courses" – via The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ↑ "Nine universities team up to create global infrastructure for digital academic credentials". MIT News.
- ↑ Hannon, Kerry (June 7, 2019). "Short-Term Programs for Long-Term Success". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
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- ↑ "MIT and other universities team up to explore blockchain potential for management of academic credentials". TokenPost.
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