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thomaslangston on Sept 19, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Coursera: 33 Universities, 200 Courses, 1.3 Millio...

I'd more likely expect all the content to be free, but course completion certifications to cost money.

Edit: This would be particularly useful if the certifications were convertible into course credit at participating universities.

mogrim on Sept 20, 2012 [–]

How would that work online? Cheating is already a problem - there's nothing to stop you googling for the answer to a given assignment, or getting your clever best friend to help you out.

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