It's great that access to higher education material is becoming more open. This is already a big step. Certification / getting a top-level university degree is

It's great that access to higher education material is becoming more open. This is already a big step. Certification / getting a top-level university degree is unfortunately something completely different. Splitting those two is part of the business model of all the participating universities. Nevertheless these changes might provide the possibility for more people who want to learn (and have the abilities) to get discovered and so finally also get access to certification.