Do diplomas and certificates from Online Ivy Leauge courses hold any good?

Hi, I was wondering if courses provided by the likes of eDX and Coursera with Ivy League certificates any good and can be used for Job search? I have seen schools like MIT, Harvard and othe top colleges offer such online programmes I want to know their relevance in a job search context.

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They can be a minor differentiator if you're advancing your education within a year or two of undergrad. However, they provide no value for industries like consulting, IB, other high finance. They can detract, rather enhance, your resume for the most elite jobs.

They can, however, provide a way to validate a poor UG GPA for b-school apps, if the classes are quantitative.

 

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