List of free and amazing online courses from top universities

Open Culture and Class Central compiled a list of thousands of enticing free MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and lectures from top-shelf educators at great universities like MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. Here are just a few:

" Astrobiology and Space Exploration -- Lynn Rothschild, Stanford

" Science, Magic and Religion - Free iTunes Video - Free Online Video - Courtenay Raia, UCLA

" 21 Hours of Lectures by Howard Zinn - Boston University

" Hacking Consciousness: Consciousness, Cognition and the Brain - Michael Heinrich, Stanford

" Heidegger Meets Van Gogh: Art, Freedom and Technology - Simon Glendinning, London School of Economics

" Jack Kerouac - Allen Ginsberg, Naropa University

" Science Fiction and Politics - Courtney Brown, Emory University

"3,700+ MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) Getting Started in September: Enroll Today" (Open Culture)