Harvard University has partnered with MIT to create an    open source online learning platform called edX which features courses designed specifically for the Internet. 

edX offers self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, online assessments and laboratories. 

edX additionally leverages some enhanced elements of the MITx program, including real-time feedback, video lessons, and student-ranked questions and answers.

MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

What is MIT OpenCourseWare? MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.

• OCW is not an MIT education.
• OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.
• OCW does not provide access to MIT faculty.
• Materials may not reflect entire content of the course.

Free Courses from Top Universities such as Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and Yale including Certificate Programs  

Forbes Magazine announced MITx to be the Game-Changer of Free Online Education For All

MIT has launched an online learning initiative called M.I.T.x, which will offer the online teaching of M.I.T. courses free of charge to anyone in the world.

The program will not allow students to earn an M.I.T. degree. Those who are able to exhibit a mastery of the subjects taught on the platform will receive an official certificate of completion.