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For better or worse, Boston tends to be an area with some serious academic snobbishness.  There are so many high priced, nationally known, high quality universities within a small geographical area that putting a MOOC on your resume isn't going to draw much attention.  Also, one of the ways that non-profits compensate their administrators is to pay for such benefits as they are not always able to pay people the salaries they might get in the for-profit world.

I think that depends how you put it on, or if one even does. I mean if you do pla in this do you even need to list it on a résumé? There's also a possibility that maybe somebody just decides to leave that area if it's so snobbish. However, I think in terms of this thread we have a much larger audience and there's definitely people who could take a move without it being questioned even if they put it straight on their résumé. Especially now that some of these offer ways to have scores verified through Linkedin and such.

I think you're probably right.  For many people a credential of any sort can go straight onto the resume without worry.  I'm guessing that most of the people signing into  a cert program such as this at BU are from the Boston area.  They want the prestige of the BU brand on their resume because it carries weight in the area and the contacts they make within the program are likely to enhance their careers moving forward.  While I would never pay this much money for a cert, I am aware of the fact that these programs fill up quickly and some even have competitive admissions.  I can't really say that such a credential is not "worth it," I can only say that it's not worth it to me.