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I've done this with Coursera classes. I just sign up for them so that they're always saved in "My Courses" and go through the video lectures at my leisure. I miss the grading and a lot of the live discussion, but the notes and lectures are certainly valuable.

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It's worth noting that some classes do actually disable access to the lectures and course site for students after a cut-off date. I can't speak for all of the classes from these schools, but all the classes I've taken from Princeton, Johns Hopkins and U-Penn through Coursera do that.

They do allow you to download the videos, so if you're planning on taking a class from one of those schools at your own pace, just be sure to download the lecture videos and slides before the end date.

The problem with that is not all of them actually stay open when they're completed. I've tried that too but have found a couple have actually closed when I was finally ready to take the lectures.

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