#Udacity teams up with Google, AT&T & other tech giants for #OpenEducation Alliance:

Udacity and other massive open online course (MOOC) providers may have mixed support among academics, but the Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup sure has a lot of allies in Silicon Valley.

On Monday, the company said that it had joined forces with a group of prominent technology companies to launch the Open Education Alliance, which intends to provide students around the world with a curriculum and skills they need to pursue careers in technology….In a blog post about the alliance, Udacity provided further details, explaining that it plans to not only provide online classes, but offer a defined curriculum outlining what students need to know to pursue jobs in technology