From their about page:<p><i>The Open Master’s is both a self-declared master's degree and a grassroots community.</i><p><i>It's an unconventional education you design for yourself around a vision of the person you want to become. We use it to bring focus and structure to our long-term goals, and to weave together all of the different things we want to do to get there, such as reading, courses, work, travel, apprenticeships, and dream projects.</i><p><i>Just like college, learning is more fun with others. We organize our own small, informal learning communities to learn together and to hold each other accountable to our visions. Because we do not organize formal courses or confer degrees, some say that we are like a homeschooling network for adults.</i>