Coursera is phasing out free certificates

Re:Coursera is phasing out free certificates by webhat on Sunday May 31, 2015 @01:05PM (#9634741)

    “The Statements of Accomplishment (free) and Verified
    Certificates (signature track) will be provided to all
    those who achieve 50% or higher grade, and will be released 
    within 1-2 weeks after the final submission deadline closes. 
    Everyone will be notified by email when they are ready. You
    will be able to download the certificate from your course
    records after they are released.”

50% as a passing grade?

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Re:Coursera is phasing out free certificates by randomnumber53 on Sunday May 31, 2015 @01:42PM (#9634867)

Usually the grading scale is the same as is used in the iteration of the college class that the MOOC is based off of.

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Re:Coursera is phasing out free certificates by webhat on Monday June 01, 2015 @05:35AM (#9637505)

You might be right, although a 50% grade to pass The Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People still seems a little on the low side to me.

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Re:Coursera is phasing out free certificates by recursive on Sunday May 31, 2015 @01:22PM (#9634804)

According to the excerpt you included, yes it is.

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