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Open edX

Scalable open-source platform for online courses

Learning & Courses ★ 8.2k stars Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Open edX is the open-source platform that powers edX and many large-scale online learning sites. It supports authoring rich courses, MOOCs, assessments, and analytics for thousands of learners.

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Key features

  • MOOC-scale courses
  • Rich course authoring
  • Learner analytics
  • Tutor deployment tool

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 8.2k GitHub stars

Is Open edX secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Open edX's latest release (named-release/birch). OSV.dev lists 10 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-85271, published 2026-09-18 (26 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Open edX replaces

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