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does anyone know if the courses are actually free (as in free beer)? Universities have been making training courses "available to the public" for ages... EDIT:

does anyone know if the courses are actually free (as in free beer)? Universities have been making training courses "available to the public" for ages... EDIT: never mind, the small FAQ at the bottom links to the bigger real FAQ at https://academy.microsoft.com/en-us/faq/ https://academy.microsoft.com/en-us/faq/ there the section "How much will this cost" reveals: "You must purchase Verified Certificates from edX.org as proof of the successful completion of courses in the Microsoft Professional Program. The cost for Verified Certificates varies by course. The prices are published in the course information on the edX site. You may always audit the course for free on edX.org, but "audit mode" does not provide MPP credit. Pricing is subject to change. Additional charges may apply." this is clickbait advertising... EDIT 2: Oh its not that bad: "Can I take the courses in the track and not sign up for the Verified Certificates of completion from edX.org? You are welcome to audit any online course for free. However, the only way to receive completion credit toward an MPP learning path is to obtain a Verified Certificate from edX.org."

gaius 9y ago
Oh its not that bad As in, it is exactly what it claimed to be all along? Maybe online courses are not for you if you need to be spoonfed?
- DoctorOetker 9y ago
  That I can't say, possibly yes possibly no: I read some of the other commenters who claimed that the tutorials were more like teaching how to use Microsoft tools. At this point I started visualizing "tutorials" on how to open and close their application, describing the GUI layout, the workbenches, ... which is not hard for me to imagine about microsoft. I simply did not feel like checking for myself, since I would risk wasting my time. Time better spent reading actual articles...
  - gaius 9y ago
    Great imagination you have. Must come in very handy, no need to do research, go straight on the Internet and post your conclusions!
    - dang 9y ago
      Could you please stop posting uncivil comments to HN, regardless of how wrong someone is? If you'd (re-)read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and use this site as intended, we'd appreciate it.
      - gaius 9y ago
        Sorry. Was just irritated by all the negativity on this one.

gaius 9y ago

Oh its not that bad As in, it is exactly what it claimed to be all along? Maybe online courses are not for you if you need to be spoonfed?

DoctorOetker 9y ago
That I can't say, possibly yes possibly no: I read some of the other commenters who claimed that the tutorials were more like teaching how to use Microsoft tools. At this point I started visualizing "tutorials" on how to open and close their application, describing the GUI layout, the workbenches, ... which is not hard for me to imagine about microsoft. I simply did not feel like checking for myself, since I would risk wasting my time. Time better spent reading actual articles...
- gaius 9y ago
  Great imagination you have. Must come in very handy, no need to do research, go straight on the Internet and post your conclusions!
  - dang 9y ago
    Could you please stop posting uncivil comments to HN, regardless of how wrong someone is? If you'd (re-)read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and use this site as intended, we'd appreciate it.
    - gaius 9y ago
      Sorry. Was just irritated by all the negativity on this one.