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Self-paced courses can help you learn time management, goal setting, and effective study techniques. You can build skills in self-discipline, critical thinking, and adapting learning strategies to fit your personal style. Many courses introduce tools like digital planners, productivity apps, and online resources that enhance your learning experience and help you track your progress.


Popular Self Paced Courses and Certifications


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    Stanford University

    Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Primary Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Care Coordination, Oncology, Health Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Preventative Care, Clinical Assessment, Mental Health

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    116 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Mastering Ansible Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Package and Software Management, YAML, Configuration Management, System Configuration, Linux Administration, Unix, IT Automation, Automation, Web Applications, Unix Shell, File Management, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, User Accounts

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Microservices, Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Applications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Speech to Text Transcription with the Cloud Speech API

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Natural Language Processing, API Testing, Self Service Technologies, Communication

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Networking 101

    Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Virtual Networking, General Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Network Security, Network Routing, Firewall, System Configuration, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Security Software

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Using BigQuery in the Google Cloud Console

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Import/Export, Query Languages, Big Data, Data Access, Data Analysis Software

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Exploring Your Ecommerce Dataset with SQL in Google BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, SQL, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Big Data, Metadata Management, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform, Data Analysis, Google Analytics

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Codio

    Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Postman API Platform, Restful API, Data Validation, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Service Level Agreement, Software As A Service, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Applications, Business Software, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), Collaborative Software, Product Demonstration, Growth Strategies, Software Development Tools

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    82 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Vertex Pipelines: Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Applied Machine Learning, Data Pipelines, Tensorflow, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Storage Technologies, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Management, Databases, Dataflow, Data Import/Export, Cloud API

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Codio

    Java Basic Structures: Arrays, Strings, and Files

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Import/Export, Java Programming, Java, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular self paced courses

  • Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care: Stanford University
  • Mastering Ansible Automation: Codio
  • Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine: Google Cloud
  • Speech to Text Transcription with the Cloud Speech API: Google Cloud
  • Networking 101: Google Cloud
  • Using BigQuery in the Google Cloud Console: Google Cloud
  • Exploring Your Ecommerce Dataset with SQL in Google BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework: Codio
  • Cloud Computing Primer: Software as a Service (SaaS): Codio
  • Vertex Pipelines: Qwik Start: Google Cloud

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