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Massive Open Online Courses are leveraging today's technology to provide (typically) free access to world class education

What does an "open badge ecosystem look like -- and how can it benefit you? Any BADGE ISSUER (for example, an after-school programs, free online course, or vocational institute) can award certified BADGES to learners like you. Learns can then collect and manage their badges in a BADGE BACKPACK. This makes it easy to display your skills and achievements across a range of different DISPLAY SITES -- from your personal resume or web site, to social networking profiles, to employment sites. The result? Jobs, new learning opportunities and unlocked privileges.

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site.  Here are 10 of the most common LinkedIn networking mistakes: Lots of us are open networkers, meeting new folks and connecting with them for mutual networking purposes but if you have never met someone or have had little interaction with them it virtually insults their endorsement. Sorry folks. A recruiter is someone who finds candidates to fill jobs, not someone who finds jobs to employ candidates. This is a very key mistake that many people make. Always do your research before contacting someone so you are aware of their position at the company they work for.  Make sure that you visit a company's career page and if possible apply online before asking questions regarding jobs.  Doing a little bit of homework beforehand will speed up the process and put less of a burden on the person you're asking for help. If folks wanted their email address to be public knowledge, they'd put it right on their profile (and many of them do, so please check there first!). Instead of wasting someone's time and having them search their contacts, run a search yourself. You can easily find out the answer and then send an introduction request to the person (or perhaps someone else in your network) who can introduce you to the perfect target contact. After all, only you know the reason why you want to reach out and who the best contact person at that company might be. Great! But please note that I have not worked for "Acme" Company in seven years, so an interview with me won't get you very far… Oops! Please read my profile carefully before reaching out for help. Resume writing is a very time-intensive process that requires two-way discussion, extensive editing and re-writing, etc. Professional Resume Writers charge big bucks for their services because it's no easy task. Often times, these requests are intentionally vague, asking for time on my busy calendar, yet not disclosing the reason for the meeting. It would be much more professional and fort