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Many prominent universities are now offering free open courses, for instance you can learn Multi-Variable Calculus through MIT! While some are offering commercial classrooms, like Johns Hopkins University.  The benefit of the open courses are obviously the cost and access to information for all people.  However, a drawback might be that they are not updated as regularly.  Another issue with open courses is that there is no facilitator for students to be held accountable to.  For a person who wants to continue learning this might be an awesome option, but if you are trying to get course or school credit, this could raise an issue.  Because these sites post all of their assessments with keys, how can schools accurately assess if a student has learned what they should have?  So while open courses are great for continuing learning for one's leisure, they may not be the best option for students attempting to earn credit!