EdX is a nonprofit offering the highest quality education, both online and in the classroom. Founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, edX offers online learning to on-campus students and to millions of people around the world. EdX is building an open-source online learning platform and hosts a web portal at www.edx.org for online education. Topics include biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, electronics, engineering, food and nutrition, history, humanities, law, literature, math, medicine, music, philosophy, physics, science, statistics and more.

EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider and online learning platform. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide audience, some at no charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform. EdX is a nonprofit and runs on an open-source software platform. EdX offers online courses from the more than 36 xConsortium universities, along with other leading global member institutions, including foundations, NGOs, businesses and other universities.

EdX was created for students and institutions that seek to transform themselves through cutting-edge technologies, innovative pedagogy, and rigorous courses. More than 60 schools, nonprofits, corporations, and international organizations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website. As of 22 October 2014, edX has more than 3 million users taking over 300 courses online.