10 of the best free artificial intelligence courses on edX

Learn from the best at MIT, Google, IMB, Harvard, and more top institutions.
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TL;DR: A wide range of online courses on AI are available for free at edX. Master the basics, dive into machine learning, and grapple with ethical issues, without spending anything.


edX competes with the likes of Udemy to offer the best and largest range of online courses, but which provider is best? Udemy leads the way when it comes to the size of offering, but edX is the top choice if you're looking to learn from the very best institutions in the world.

edX offers online courses on just about everything from the likes of MIT, Google, IMB, and Harvard. That's tough to beat. Especially when you consider that these courses are offered for free. These free courses include unlimited access to all the video content, so you can enroll and start learning at your own pace.

We've checked out everything on offer from edX, and lined up a selection of standout AI courses that you can take for free. These are the best free artificial intelligence courses as of June 11:

There's no pressure to pay anything for these courses, but if you insist on something for your CV, you can receive a verified certificate of completion for a small fee. The choice is all yours.

Master artificial intelligence for free with edX.

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