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How many Udacity courses have you actually finished? I'm doing 40 hours a week; and I've finished two Coursera courses. I appreciate having a system that forces me to focus on a single subject for a month or two. I'm too scattered in how my interests sway me otherwise.

> I'm too scattered in how my interests sway me otherwise.

This is me, too. I have lots of interests and a lot going on in life, so Coursera's time limited approach helps me stay focused on the class. But I could imagine that there are people with different proclivities and time commitments for whom other strategies might work better. It hasn't ever been thus for me - at other times in my life, I would have (and did) chafed at what I now find helpful.

Personally, I like the strict schedule, because it forces me to be disciplined. Otherwise I may be lazy :-)

I only take one class at a time, though.

If you sign up for a coursera course, do you have access after the term ends?

Sometimes; it depends on the class.