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> notwithstanding pleas to pay for certifications, you still have full access as a free user. No, just look at the "XSeries" and "Professional Education" progr
by wolfgke 10y ago
> notwithstanding pleas to pay for certifications, you still have full access as a free user.
No, just look at the "XSeries" and "Professional Education" programs at edX. These are not free.
- ghaff 10y agoI believe the XSeries are just track certifications for courses you can still take for free. However, the Professional Education programs--which I think are relatively new--do seem to be fee-based only. I stand corrected. Of course, even though it's a non-profit, edX is doubtless still under pressure by its sponsoring institutions to more or less pay its own way. That's a lower bar than "make VCs a bunch of money" but it still can't survive as a bottomless money pit.
- wolfgke 10y ago> I believe the XSeries are just track certifications for courses you can still take for free. I stand partly corrected, but there are also XSeries tracks for courses from Professional Education.