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Re:Coursera shuts access to old platform courses by orionblastar on Saturday June 11, 2016 @12:29AM (#11882070)
Khan Academy started out with Youtube videos and grew into a web site with quizes and tests. I don’t know if you can call it a MOOC but it teaches subjects well enough.

I guess they rely on donations, and advertising on Youtube?

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Re:Coursera shuts access to old platform courses by wodenokoto on Saturday June 11, 2016 @05:32AM (#11882808)
According to Wikipedia it's a non-profit. I believe Google donated ad-free YouTube for the channel. Income is indeed donations.

"The project is funded by donations. Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,[8] now with significant backing from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Broad Foundation, Google, the O’Sullivan Foundation, Skoll Foundation, and other philanthropic organizations."

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Re:Coursera shuts access to old platform courses by orionblastar on Saturday June 11, 2016 @08:06AM (#11883160)
Thank you, I learned that it is a non-profit now and had donations go to keep them going.
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