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Driven by a collaborative spirit and shared educational goals, MIT and Harvard are pioneering a new distance-learning platform through edX. Anant Agarwal, former Director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, serves as the initial president. Beyond providing online courses, edX will leverage its resources to conduct research on student learning methodologies and explore how technology can revolutionize education, both within campus settings and globally. The organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is governed by both MIT and Harvard, fostering a dynamic environment for innovation and knowledge dissemination.
