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Free programming courses can help you learn coding languages like Python, JavaScript, and Ruby, along with foundational concepts such as algorithms and data structures. You can build practical skills in web development, software debugging, and creating applications, which are crucial for tackling real-world challenges.


Popular Free Courses Programming Courses and Certifications


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    Nanjing University

    网络课程与学习评价

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Course Development, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Higher Education, Innovation, Learning Theory, Human Learning, Curriculum Development, Creativity, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Culture, Information Technology

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Measuring and Modeling Impact in Evaluations

    Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Maternal Health, Nutrition and Diet, Child Health, Social Impact, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis Software

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Real Time Data, Data Analysis, AI Workflows, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Machine Learning for Kyphosis Disease Classification

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Random Forest Algorithm, Decision Tree Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Science, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Mobile App Developers (iOS, Android)

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Generative AI, Application Development, API Testing, Test Automation, User Interface (UI), Responsible AI, Performance Tuning, Prompt Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Automation, Analysis

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MathWorks

    Introduction to MATLAB Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, LLM Application, Matlab, Code Review, Software Documentation, Visualization (Computer Graphics)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Manipulation with dplyr in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Rice University

    Physics of Light and Materials

    Skills you'll gain: Physics, electromagnetics, Materials science, Mechanics, Physical Science, Vibrations, Trigonometry, Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Engineering Analysis, Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Problem Solving

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Image Quality, Adobe Creative Cloud, Data Import/Export, Editing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Software As A Service, Private Cloud, DevOps, Agile Methodology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    AWS Developer

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Hosting, AWS Kinesis, Cloud Applications, Amazon DynamoDB, Secure Coding, Cloud Deployment, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Development, Scalability, Microservices, Serverless Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Storage Technologies

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    R Ultimate 2024 - R for Data Science and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Autoencoders, Shiny (R Package), Deep Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Transfer Learning, Model Evaluation, R (Software), Data Import/Export, Classification Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Plotly, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Dimensionality Reduction

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular free courses programming courses

  • 网络课程与学习评价: Nanjing University
  • Measuring and Modeling Impact in Evaluations: Johns Hopkins University
  • Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI: Coursera
  • Machine Learning for Kyphosis Disease Classification: Coursera
  • GenAI for Mobile App Developers (iOS, Android): Coursera
  • Introduction to MATLAB Copilot: MathWorks
  • Data Manipulation with dplyr in R: Coursera
  • Physics of Light and Materials: Rice University
  • Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics: Skillshare
  • Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS): Codio

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