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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.

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