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		kd5bjo on Oct 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coursera's Functional Programming - Cheating Disco... Only require ID for the recognition. If you detect cheating, don't do anything about it until they confirm their ID to get their certification.

turtlepower on Oct 9, 2012 | [–]

You also need to manage false positives almost perfectly, as you're going to try to ruin someone's professional credibility.

mindstab on Oct 9, 2012 | [–]

require ID for free online classes? Facebook, email, everything else doesn't require this. Good luck!

im3w1l on Oct 9, 2012 | [–]

You could make it required for a certificate but not for taking the classed.

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