Canvas Network, an online education platform developed by learning management software (LMS) provider Instructure which received $9.1m investment for the platform, has begun offering free and open online courses.

Canvas Network, the LMS platform developed by US-based online education software provider Instructure which received $9.1m venture funding to launch the platform, has opened its doors to prospective online students.

Instructure raised the $9.1m over two rounds. In 2010, the firm received $1.1m in funding from venture firm Epic Ventures with participation from Instructure’s chief executive officer (CEO) Josh Coates. The firm used the series A round to develop Canvas in 2011, which subsequently led to a series B round.…