Lifehacker has compiled a handy list of where to find the best education on the web.
It includes: the OpenCourseWare Consortium, Khan Academy, Academic Earth, iTunes U, Wikivesity, and Textbook Revolution, among others.
Which sites do you frequent?
I'm a big fan of Khan Academy and just sat through their primer on unemployment:
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