openED
For educators & experts

Build courses for your audience.

We handle the platform. You bring the expertise. Keep 100% of every sale — openED takes no cut of your course revenue.

Apply to teach →How it works
Creator share100%openED takes nothing.
Monthly feeNoneNo hosting subscription, ever.
ApprovalInstantApply, then start building.
FormatMobileShort, step-based lessons.
How it works

Three steps from signing up to earning.

01Apply

Tell us who you are and what you teach. Takes 60 seconds. Instant approval — you can start building immediately.

02Build

Create interactive courses with our step-by-step builder. Add lessons, questions, videos, callouts, embeds. Already have content? Import from CSV.

03Earn

Set your price, publish to the marketplace, keep 100% of every sale. openED takes no cut.

Creator share, compared

Keep more of what you earn.

These percentages are what creators keep from each sale. openED takes nothing. Other platforms take a significant share.

Platform
Creator keeps
How it works
openED
No platform cut. No monthly fee.
Udemy (marketplace)
When Udemy drives the sale. Organic sales from your own links pay more.
Udemy (subscription)
Paid from a shared pool based on watch time.
Skillshare
Paid from a shared pool by watch-minute. Unpredictable per-course earnings.
What you get

Everything you need to publish — nothing you don't.

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Step-by-step builder

Create lessons with read, watch, answer, embed, and callout steps. Drag to reorder, edit inline, preview on mobile.

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CSV import

Already have content? Import your courses from a spreadsheet in seconds. Supports all question types and step types.

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Keep 100%

Set your own price. openED takes no cut of your course sales.

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Mobile-first audience

Your students learn on their phone, not their laptop. Short, focused lessons designed for how people actually learn on the go.

Ready to teach on openED?

Publish your first course in under an hour.

Apply to teach →

Free to join · No monthly fees · 60-second application