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Digital Credentials Consortium: Building Interoperable Learner-Centric Credentialing Infrastructure

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Kim Hamilton Duffy

Architect Digital Credentials Consortium | MIT Open Learning

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The Digital Credentials Consortium was founded by 12 universities to bridge the gap between traditional academic credentials and the future of digital credentials. Core to our approach are W3C Verifiable Credentials and related standards, which enable a new digital credential infrastructure for today’s learner – one informed by learner welfare, rights, and agency.

Learn about our approach, the communities we work with, the challenges we are working on, and how to get involved.

Topics: Open Educational Practices Education at Scale

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