Coursera

Online learning platform offering courses, Professional Certificates and degrees from universities and companies.

About Coursera

Coursera is an American online learning platform, originally known for offering massive open online courses (MOOCs). It partners with more than 375 universities and companies.

Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller. Ng and Koller were Stanford University computer science professors. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. Its platform is used by instructors, partners, and companies, and it also offers an enterprise product called Coursera for Business.

In December 2025, Coursera agreed to acquire Udemy for about $930 million in equity. Together, the Coursera and Udemy platforms reach 300+ million learners and more than 12,000 enterprise customers worldwide. Greg Hart, a former Amazon executive, became CEO in December 2024.

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