# How do you comment online course and certificate

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**Created:** [July 4, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207 "2015-07-04T08:45:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207/1 "2015-07-04T08:45:50Z")

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Hello,

1- How do you credit website [www.coursera.org](http://www.coursera.org) ?

2- What is / are the most accredited get-online-certificate websites?

3- Are there any online universities / colleges that they give you a test in a major or course then if you pass the exam successfully they grant you an equivalent degree in that field / major?

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207/2 "2015-07-04T13:12:11Z")

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There are a number of online and mail schools that give test-pass and “life” credit towards degrees. Some are even accredited.

Most such are “pay your fees and get your B’s” kinda places. Nothing that’s going to wow an employer, but often good enough to qualify for consideration.

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**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207/3 "2015-07-04T13:19:50Z")

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from the little bit i’ve looked into it places like Phoenix University and Kaplan are a diploma mills, expensive, and not well recognized. SNHU has the best reputation from the amount of research that I did.

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**Author:** ![Reza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-comment-online-course-and-certificate/724207/4 "2015-07-08T09:48:37Z")

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Thanks for your replies.