With the ink still drying on Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn, the social network everyone loves to hate is now looking to break into the online education with today's launch of LinkedIn Learning.

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social network for the working world with some 580 million users, took a big step into professional development and education when it acquired Lynda.com for $1.5 billion ...

LinkedIn is partnering with seven universities across the globe to offer people who complete select LinkedIn Learning online learning paths the opportunity to gain official academic credit which can ...