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Open access content during the lockdown

(Updated on April 24: Pearson ebooks)
(Updated on April 28: Coursera MOOCs with free certification)
(Updated on May 5: OECD iLibrary)
(Updated on May 14th: Taylor & Francis ebooks)
(Updated on June 22nd: Sage additional content)

During the lockdown, many editors offer access to their content temporarily: ebooks, MOOCs, news... Here is a selection to learn, stay informed, or just pass the time:

ESSEC MOOCs (negotiation, change, hotel management...): free certification for ESSEC community. Register by following the link corresponding to your profile (instructions for registration) :

Coursera MOOCs (until July 31st): free certification for over 4000 MOOCs! Use your email address when registering.

More MOOCs:
 
Music: 
 
Cinema:

 

Ebooks (in French):

 

Permanently free resources:

Google Arts & Culture:
More exhibitions:
Audiobooks (in french):
Ebooks:

 

Other selections for even more content: 

#Culturecheznous by the french Ministère de la Culture
Open Culture: movies, MOOCS, ebooks and lots of other types of free content
Couperin list of offers from editors
 
This is of course a non comprehensive list, but it will be updated during the lockdown. The K-lab is also sharing information on our Facebook page and Twitter account.
 
Expired offers:

Ebooks Cambridge University Press : textbooks, academic books... (until April 30th)

Universalis encyclopedia (until April 30th)

ScholarVox ebooks (until April 30th) :

Taylor & Francis (until May 31st): research articles and book chapters about COVID-19

Harvard Business Publishing ebooks (until May 30th): to access the password, login to MyESSEC, open a Google App, then click here.

Cairn: access all ebooks (in French, until May 31st)

Additional Sage content (until June 22nd):
SAGE Video 
SAGE Knowledge books & reference
SAGE Research Methods Video

OECD iLibrary (until June 30th): books, periodicals, analyses, and statistics

Brief.eco (in French, until June 30th): economic news

Brief.me (in French, until June 30th): news

Pearson ebooks (until June 15th): create an account with your @essec.edu mail address to access up to 5 ebooks (including Kotler's "arketing Management", Hull's "Options, Futures and Other Derivatives", Berk's "Corporate Finance" and more!)

Taylor & Francis ebooks (until June 30th)