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This question might be tangent from the intended purpose of these awesome free classes but can anyone share if some certification or acknowledgement of some sort is received upon completion?

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Yes.

From ml-class.org,

"Students will have access to lecture videos, lecture notes, receive regular feedback on progress, and receive answers to questions. When you successfully complete the class, you will also receive a statement of accomplishment."

ML-class does not necessarily apply to all other 10 courses offered by Stanford. I would not be surprised if they weren't given for the entrepreneurial classes offered.

I think the recent AI, DB, and ML classes all planned to offer an acknowledgement of completion. This one, linked from the OP, mentioned something similar: http://www.pgm-class.org/

I think the plan is to have a complete Master's degree, but there haven't been any announcements regarding this.

Stanford already does this through their professional development program: http://scpd.stanford.edu/

One of the AI tutors tweeted about the possibility of offering a Master's degree for $2000. AFAIK, there hasn't been any more public discussion of this.

From the courses building up, it seems quite possible. The $2000 could be to cover limited personal support, and the sitting of a proper exam, with the bulk of the teaching coming from the online videos.

I'm not fond of the idea of giving out a recognized form of achievement as then the incentive changes from the sake of learning to earning a degree.

You will receive a statement from the Professor, but I believe they have to be careful about avoiding the perception that it is a certificate from Stanford university.

Yes, for the AI class they promised to give you a signed statement of accomplishment. IIRC, this statement will also tell you how well you did in relation to all other students (including Stanford students).

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