MIT OpenCourseWare

Spec sheet

Audience

MIT says OCW materials are for both academic and independent use and can guide lifelong learning or teaching.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Support

The site links to Help & FAQs and a Contact Us page for assistance.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

License

MIT OpenCourseWare links to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Founded

2001Read 28 Sep 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Course library

MIT OpenCourseWare is a free, open collection of materials from more than 2,500 MIT courses covering the MIT curriculum.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Course materials

A Classical Mechanics course page lists lecture videos and problem sets and offers a Download Course link.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Limits

MIT says OCW is free to access and use, but maintaining and publishing course content is not free.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

No credential

MIT does not offer users OCW credit or certification.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Offline access

OCW To Go provides offline use on mobile devices for select courses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Related learning hub

MIT describes MIT Learn as a hub that unifies MIT OpenCourseWare, MITx, and other MIT learning opportunities.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Reuse

OCW says users may download, modify, remix, and reuse materials, while citing MIT OpenCourseWare as the source.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Self-paced learning

Learners can browse and use materials at their own pace without enrollment, start or end dates, or an account requirement.Read 8 Oct 2026 · ocw.mit.edu

Plans and prices

Every MIT OpenCourseWare plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Open Educational Resource Platforms#13 of 277.6
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