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Coursera, Inc. is an American massive open online course (MOOC) platform headquartered in Mountain View, California. Founded in April 2012 by Stanford computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, the platform began after their open-access machine learning lectures attracted over 100,000 students worldwide.

Today, Coursera partners with over 325 universities and corporations—including Stanford, Yale, Google, and IBM—offering courses, Specializations, and accredited online degrees. On May 11, 2026, Coursera completed a strategic all-stock combination valued at $2.5 billion with Udemy, uniting Udemy's marketplace skills with Coursera's accredited credentials under the New York Stock Exchange ticker COUR. (Full article...)

• ... that Course Certificates do not expire and remain permanently verifiable on Coursera's servers for life?
• ... that anyone can audit thousands of Coursera courses free of charge to watch lecture videos and read assignments without entering a credit card?
• ... that Coursera Financial Aid takes up to 16 days to review, and starting a free trial automatically cancels your pending application?
• ... that Coursera Plus annual subscribers have a 14-day money-back guarantee, but any certificates earned within those 14 days will be revoked upon refund?
• ... that selecting "Un-enroll" does not stop billing charges, and subscriptions must be canceled via Manage Subscriptions?

• May 11, 2026: Coursera and Udemy complete their $2.5 billion all-stock business combination, merging enterprise upskilling and accredited catalogs under the ticker COUR. (Details)
• ACE Credit Recommendations: The American Council on Education updates transfer recommendations, awarding up to 12 college credits for Google and IBM Professional Certificates. (Read guide)
• Academic Integrity: Coursera expands automated linguistic analysis tools to identify generative AI submissions across peer-reviewed essays. (Read policy)
• Pricing Standards: Coursera maintains the standalone Plus subscription at $59/month or $399/year. (View matrix)