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The 65 best free Coursera courses you can take online, from schools like Yale, Princeton, and Stanford

Prices are accurate at the time of publication.When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.Coursera’s free online courses range in topics from computer science to personal development and offer optional paid certificates of completion.Coursera; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider Coursera offers free online courses, many of them led by top colleges or companies like Google. Learners can access all course materials and there’s a small fee for a certificate of completion. Coursera’s online classes span a range of topics, from public health to resume writing. Whether you’re interested in learning computer programming or becoming happier in your daily life, you can probably find a course online — often, completely for free.In an effort to democratize education, Coursera offers thousands of courses that are completely free to take. Many of Coursera’s offerings are in partnership with top universities like Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Michigan, as well as companies like Facebook and Google. It also caters to a range of demographics, from high schoolers and college students to adults. Students can audit a course, freely accessing all the lectures, readings, and discussion forums in a Coursera course. They can also opt to pay a fee (from $49 to a few hundred dollars, depending on the course) for features like graded homework or a certificate of completion to add to their LinkedIn profile or resume. Taking free online courses can be a great option for those looking for an affordable alternative to traditional college, helping learners develop new skills for a career switch. They can also be a great tool for personal growth and discovering one’s passions, with classes ranging in topics from fashion to psychology.The 65 best free Coursera online courses:Personal DevelopmentAlyssa Powell/Business InsiderThe Science of Well-Being, Yale University (You can read a review of the course here.)Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential, McMaster UniversityIntroduction to Psychology, Yale UniversityThink Again I: How to Understand Arguments, Duke UniversityIntroduction to Personal Branding, University of VirginiaCreative Problem Solving, University of MinnesotaComputer ScienceiStock; Gilbert Espinoza/Business InsiderAlgorithms, Part I, Princeton UniversityIntroduction to Programming with MATLAB, Vanderbilt UniversityHTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers, Johns Hopkins UniversityBuild Your First Android App (Project-Centered Course), CentraleSupélecAlgorithms, Part II, Princeton UniversityComputer Science: Programming with a Purpose, Princeton UniversityIntroduction to User Experience Design, Georgia TechBusinessCrystal Cox/Business InsiderSuccessful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills, University of MichiganFinancial Markets, Yale UniversityMarketing Analytics, University of VirginiaThe Strategy of Content Marketing, University of California DavisThe Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know, University of MichiganFoundations of User Experience (UX) Design, GooglePersonal & Family Financial Planning, University of FloridaTeamwork Skills: Communicating Effectively in Groups, University of Colorado Boulder Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand, and Behaviour, University of London and London Business SchoolManagement of Fashion and Luxury Companies, Università BocconiHealthCrystal Cox/Business InsiderIntroduction to Food and Health, Stanford UniversitySocial Psychology, Wesleyan UniversityA Life of Happiness and Fulfillment, Indian School of BusinessPsychological First Aid, Johns Hopkins UniversityIntroductory Human Physiology, Duke UniversityScience of Exercise, University of Colorado BoulderManaging Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress, Yale UniversityCloud and TechMarko Geber/Getty ImagesMachine Learning, Stanford UniversityGetting Started with AWS Machine Learning, Amazon Web ServicesCloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101), LearnQuestFoundations: Data, Data, Everywhere, GoogleAI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AINeural Networks and Deep Learning, DeepLearning.AIManaging Machine Learning Projects with Google Cloud, Google CloudGoogle Cloud Fundamentals for AWS Professionals, Google CloudIntroduction to Cloud Identity, Google CloudLanguagesAlyssa Powell/Business InsiderEnglish for Career Development, University of Pennsylvania First Step Korean, Yonsei UniversityChinese for Beginners, Peking UniversityWrite Professional Emails in English, Georgia TechMiracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics, Universiteit LeidenTricky American English Pronunciation, University of California Irvine Arts and HumanitiesiStock; Gilbert Espinoza/Business InsiderIntroduction to Philosophy, The University of EdinburghGuitar for Beginners, Berklee College of MusicFashion as Design, MoMAGetting Started with Music Theory, Michigan State UniversityMaking Architecture, IE Business SchoolIndigenous Canada, University of AlbertaMath, Logic, and Data ScienceCodecademy; iStock; Gilbert Espinoza/InsiderMachine Learning, Stanford UniversityData Science Math Skills, Duke UniversitySQL for Data Science, University of California DavisIntroduction to Calculus, The University of SydneyIntroduction to Statistics, Stanford UniversityCalculus: Single Variable Part 1 – Functions, University of Pennsylvania Probability and Statistics: To p or not to p?, University of LondonCalculus: Single Variable Part 2 – Differentiation, University of Pennsylvania Game Theory, Stanford UniversityPhysical Science, Astronomy, and EngineeringBuena Vista Images/Getty ImagesHow Things Work: An Introduction to Physics, University of Virginia Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space, The University of ArizonaComputer Architecture, Princeton University Chemistry, University of KentuckyHow to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course), École PolytechniqueRead the original article on Insider
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