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I have been on the lookout for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that are available now. With freebies or great discounts on online courses or tutoring services, now's the time to strike! Check out the deals below: Coursera Celebrate Black Friday with a free course or first month free on select Specializations. Offer valid until December 4th, while supplies last. FutureLearn Black Friday Offer - 30% off short course upgrades. Use the promo code “BF2020” at checkout to get the discount...

As the founder of MoocLab, I am very excited and proud to announce an important milestone in MoocLab's journey - this month, we hit 10,000 registered members. That's 10,000 people from across the globe who are interested in supporting their learning through online courses and resources or finding an online Study Buddy. MoocLab first launched in 2014 with a mission to make online learners' lives easier by pooling knowledge, advice and support. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that people...

MOOC platforms Coursera and edX both unveiled a new brand identity on December 15th, 2020 with the launch of their new logos and refreshed overall look of their websites. For Coursera, the logo change is very subtle. They have simply replaced the infinity symbol at the beginning of their wordmark with the letter C. Stephanie Hale, Director of Brand at Coursera, explained: “The C is an entry point into the full span of learning opportunities on Coursera—from projects and free courses to...

Coursera announced yesterday the introduction of a new capability which will allow their partners to create standalone or course-integrated hands-on projects using almost any third-party software application. This will mean that learners will be able to work on projects and assignments directly in a browser using tools like Jupyter Notebook, RStudio, VS Code, and cloud software consoles without any environment setup or software downloads. The unveiling of Coursera Labs coincided with the...

When browsing courses offered on MOOC platform Coursera, you'll notice that some course and Specialization pages are now marked with a badge stating "Included with Coursera Plus". Coursera Plus is a new subscription option that lets you pay an annual fee to access the majority of the courses, Specializations and some Professional Certificates on Coursera with no limit to the number of courses you can enroll in or Course Certificates you can earn. Courses granting credit, such as Degree...