Users who submit content such as homework, forum posts, quizzes, and assignments grant Coursera a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable license to copy, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly perform, and publicly display that content. This license also permits Coursera to authorize Content Providers to use submitted content with their own students outside the Coursera platform.
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This provision establishes an ongoing, irrevocable license over user-submitted academic content without compensation, extending to sublicensing to third-party educational institutions for use with their own student populations independent of the Coursera platform. The scope includes derivative works and public display, which may implicate user IP interests in original submitted work.
The updated refund policy establishes a new condition under which Coursera may deny refund requests: when a significant portion of the course content has been accessed prior to submitting the refund request. This addition does not replace existing denial grounds such as policy violations, repeated refund requests, or chargeback activity, but adds an access-based threshold alongside them. The terms do not define what constitutes a significant portion of content, leaving that determination to Coursera's discretion. Learners who access substantial course materials before requesting a refund may find their request denied under this provision.
View change record →The updated terms establish new procedural requirements for refunds on Coursera subscription plans. According to the revised language, canceling a subscription will stop future billing but will not automatically issue a refund; refunds must be requested separately. The terms now explicitly state that refunds will not be provided for renewal charges on annual subscription plans. For Specializations purchased through subscriptions, users may request a full refund within the applicable 7-day refund period or before earning a certificate, whichever occurs first. You can request a refund separately through Coursera's Support Services, but the updated terms indicate this is a manual process rather than an automatic one upon cancellation.
View change record →The updated terms no longer specify refund eligibility for users in India who prepay for specializations or Coursera Plus plans. Previously, these customers could request full refunds within 7 days of payment or before earning a certificate for any course included in their purchase, whichever occurred first. The removal of this language means refund terms for Indian prepaid customers are no longer explicitly defined in the publicly stated agreement, leaving refund policies unclear for this user segment.
View change record →Under this clause, content submitted by users including homework, assignments, and forum posts may be copied, modified, and distributed by Coursera and sublicensed to Content Provider institutions for use with their students, without compensation to the user and without a defined expiration. Users retain intellectual property ownership in their submitted content, but the license granted is perpetual and survives account closure.
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"To the extent that you provide User Content, you grant Coursera a fully-transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to copy, distribute, modify, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, publicly display, and otherwise use the User Content. This license includes granting Coursera the right to authorize Content Providers to use User Content with their registered students, on-campus learners, or other learners independent of the Services.Excerpt from Coursera's Terms of Use
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This provision establishes an ongoing, irrevocable license over user-submitted academic content without compensation, extending to sublicensing to third-party educational institutions for use with their own student populations independent of the Coursera platform. The scope includes derivative works and public display, which may implicate user IP interests in original submitted work.
Under this clause, content submitted by users including homework, assignments, and forum posts may be copied, modified, and distributed by Coursera and sublicensed to Content Provider institutions for use with their students, without compensation to the user and without a defined expiration. Users retain intellectual property ownership in their submitted content, but the license granted is perpetual and survives account …
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