The new courses cover cybersecurity and SQL, and both offer a free certificate of completion.

In 2021, edX was acquired by 2U for $800M, stopped being a nonprofit, and the 2U integration has begun.

In 2026, the Open edX Conference comes to the American West, taking place from May 19 to 22 at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference is hosted by Western Governors University (WGU), a Mission Aligned Partner of the Open edX project and a pioneer in competency-based education serving more than 193,000 students. The event brings together educators, developers, instructional designers, and technology leaders from around the world to explore how the Open edX platform is

Matt Cooper exits after nine years as the creative learning platform shows signs of struggle, from outdated press pages to courses appearing on rival Coursera.