EdX holds firm to education mission despite siren calls of profit

Chief executive Anant Agarwal explains how the Harvard-MIT platform has defied sceptics and financial pressures to stay true to its mission

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November 7, 2018

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November 7, 2018

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Education for all: EdX has eschewed charging all users a fee, as this would conflict with its mission of open education

Print headline: Micro bachelor’s and machine marking: EdX’s future plans

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