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
1free plans on this page
$13.25/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
MOOC platforms, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 1 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 Prometheus
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 27 HubSpot Academy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 O'Reilly LearningPaid from $41.58/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 29 openHPI
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 30 OpenLearningPaid from $514.17/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 31 Saylor Academy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 32 UNINETTUNO MOOCs
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 33 upGrad
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 34 Chinese University MOOC
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 35 ewant
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 36 K-MOOC
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 37 Salesforce TrailheadFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 38 SkillsharePaid from $13.25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 39 UPOU MODeL
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 40 XuetangX
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 41 EduOpen
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 42 Federica Web Learning
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 43 FUN MOOC
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 44 gacco
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 45 MIT OpenCourseWare
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 46 NPTEL
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 47 OpenWHO
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 48 Rwaq
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 49 Stanford Online
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 50 TreehousePaid from $16.58/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Course access model | Completion certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Prometheus | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 27 | HubSpot Academy | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 28 | O'Reilly Learning | 6.0 | No | $41.58/mo | No | 49 /mo | — | — |
| 29 | openHPI | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 30 | OpenLearning | 6.0 | No | $514.17/mo | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Saylor Academy | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 32 | UNINETTUNO MOOCs | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 33 | upGrad | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | per-course | Yes |
| 34 | Chinese University MOOC | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 35 | ewant | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 36 | K-MOOC | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 37 | Salesforce Trailhead | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 38 | Skillshare | 5.9 | No | $13.25/mo | No | 13.99 /mo | — | — |
| 39 | UPOU MODeL | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 40 | XuetangX | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 41 | EduOpen | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | per-course | Yes |
| 42 | Federica Web Learning | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 43 | FUN MOOC | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 44 | gacco | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 45 | MIT OpenCourseWare | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | per-course | No |
| 46 | NPTEL | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 47 | OpenWHO | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | No |
| 48 | Rwaq | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 49 | Stanford Online | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | mixed | Yes |
| 50 | Treehouse | 5.8 | No | $16.58/mo | No | 25 /mo | — | — |