Am I understanding this correctly about Shmoop and TESU?

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I got this from Shmoop today, if anyone is interested:

"Thanks for reaching out! We're working with Thomas Edison State University and the team at ACE to get this resolved as quickly as possible.

To give you a quick background on the issue: TESU identified a student who transferred an unusually high number of credits from Shmoop in a short amount of time, and they made the decision to pause their acceptance of Shmoop coursework while they look into the situation further. Please note that this temporary pause in accepting our courses only applies to TESU; no other institutions should be affected by this. "

so essentially, Shmoop is checking to see how someone is gaming the system before they allow any more Shmoop credits. It sounds like ACE is also involved

So it does seem to be an issue with Shmoop not having a proctored exam system in place, if I read this correctly.  Because it looks like they're thinking it wouldn't be possible for someone to get through that many credits by themselves - they'd have to have help passing that many courses, multiple people logged in from different computers at the same time, or continuous round-the-clock finishing of courses without any time built in for sleeping or taking a break.  Some different things like that.

I get it, and with TEEX, ALEKS, etc. there is a maximum number of credits that you would be bringing in, so it's not a huge issue.  I mean, the most you can do with TEEX is 6cr, and the most with ALEKS was 12 (9 now).  So it's not a large percentage of your degree.

I have a feeling they will be opening the Shmoop thing back up to everyone, or at least allow people to bring in completed courses during a set period of time, and then closing it down - sort of like they gave everyone notice about Study.com downgrades.

Also, I have a feeling that ACE is going to be getting involved here, and may be withdrawing their recommendation if something doesn't change.

This is all speculation on my part, but I don't think it will stop at just one school - if ACE is involved, it will be at all schools.  So anyone who wants to use Shmoop had better get moving and get those courses completed sooner rather than later.