Best MOOC Platforms in 2026
Updated
67 MOOC platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
67ranked
0free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
MOOC Platforms, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 17 on this page have a public API.
- 51 XuetangX API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 52 Dataquest API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 53 EMMA API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 54 ewant API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 55 fast.ai API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 56 Microsoft Learn for Azure API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 57 MIT Learn API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 58 MOOC.fi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 59 Open Learning Initiative API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 60 OpenupEd API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 61 Princeton Online API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 62 Simplilearn Cloud Computing API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 63 UNESCO Open Learning API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 64 UPOU MODeL API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 65 Cisco Networking Academy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 66 Simplilearn Cloud Computing API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 67 Udemy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
Compare all 17 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Course access model | Completion certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | XuetangX | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 52 | Dataquest | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | subscription | Yes |
| 53 | EMMA | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 54 | ewant | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 55 | fast.ai | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | per-course | No |
| 56 | Microsoft Learn for Azure | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 57 | MIT Learn | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 58 | MOOC.fi | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | per-course | Yes |
| 59 | Open Learning Initiative | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 60 | OpenupEd | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 61 | Princeton Online | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | No |
| 62 | Simplilearn Cloud Computing | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 63 | UNESCO Open Learning | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 64 | UPOU MODeL | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 65 | Cisco Networking Academy | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 66 | Simplilearn Cloud Computing | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 67 | Udemy | 4.7 | No | No | — | — | — |