MIT Open Learning brings Online Learning to MIT and the world

For Learners & Organizations

MIT's AI-enabled lifelong learning destination.

Universal Learning

Cross-disciplinary online curricula that addresses global challenges, including AI, climate, energy.

MITx MicroMasters® Programs

Online professional and academic credentials to advance your career or fast-track a Master’s degree.

Online courses from MIT faculty. MITx embodies MIT's inventiveness, rigor, and quality.

MIT OpenCourseWare

Free open-licensed educational materials from thousands of MIT courses.

Professional development courses and programs that build skills and augment careers.

Original content and experiences designed to educate large workforces on the foundations of AI.

MIT Open Learning Library

Library of courses and educational content from MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx Courses on edX.

Creating meaningful learning experiences for young learners, educators and leaders worldwide.

For MIT Faculty

Teaching with technology at MIT

Get support from MIT Open Learning’s Residential Education team.

Teaching With Canvas

Resources, tools, and support for teaching with Canvas at MIT.

Teaching with Residential MITx

Launch a Residential MITx course or view a list of active Residential MITx courses.

View Residential Digital Innovations

See how MIT faculty and instructors are innovating with digital tools.

Explore Research-Based Learning Findings

Facilitate student learning in-class and online with these research-based practices.

Share Your Teaching with the World

Develop and teach a MOOC or publish your course materials with OpenCourseWare.

Learn how we recognize faculty who have utilized online and digital learning to improve outcomes.

Events for MIT Faculty

Explore our events for faculty, such as xTalks forums and the Festival of Learning.

Apply to One of Our Grants

Find support for online learning, research, curriculum and course development, and more.

About Us

About Open Learning

We bring MIT's teaching to the world.

Meet our diverse team of professionals dedicated to learning innovation.

Open Learning Leadership

Get to know the leaders guiding our priorities and goals.

Learn about instructional staff and postdocs who are on a mission to extend our educational reach.

Work at Open Learning

Explore our open positions.

Digital Credentials Consortium

Discover how we’re building an infrastructure for digital credentials in higher education.

Featured Stories

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New year, new skills from MIT

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From Phnom Penh to Beijing to New York, MIT Open Learning resources support an educational journey

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News & Media

Launch your engineering career with MIT

February 9, 2026

Launch your engineering career with MIT

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February 2, 2026

Perspective: Expanding MIT’s educational mission for the world

“MIT Open Learning has opened doors I never imagined possible”

January 29, 2026

Munip Utama’s participation in the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy inspired him to connect theory with practice in his own teaching and mentoring, "encouraging students to use data and critical thinking to solve problems in their communities.”

Events

WEBINAR: Supply Chain Analytics in Action: Lessons from UPS on Digital Transformation, Technology, and AI

February 17, 2026

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From Vision to Impact: Innovative Faculty Behind MITx MicroMasters Programs

February 19, 2026

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Building Excellence Online: How the MicroMasters Programs are Powered

February 24, 2026

Portraits of Alyssa Levy, Davis Heniford, Inma Borrella, Jeremy Rossen, and Dana Doyle superimposed on a picture of the MIT Killian Hall. MITx MicroMasters Programs Celebrating 10 Years. Building Excellence online: How the MITx MicroMasters Programs are powered.