12 of the best machine learning courses you can take online for free

Learn all about the worlds of artificial intelligence and computer science without spending anything.
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TL;DR: Find the best free online machine learning courses on edX. Learn all about artificial intelligence and computer science without spending anything.


Machine learning is an area of artificial intelligence and computer science that is made up of supervised and unsupervised learning and includes the development of software and algorithms that can make predictions based on data. Did any of that make sense? If not, you should probably consider one of the free online machine learning courses on edX.

A number of machine learning courses are available to take for free on edX. These courses are delivered by the likes of MIT, Harvard, Georgia Tech, and more of the most famous institutions in the world.

We've lined up a selection of the best examples of these free courses, so you can start learning all about machine learning without stepping foot outside. These are the best free machine learning courses on edX:

It's important to note that these free online courses do not include certificates of completion, but if that sort of thing really matters to you, there's the option to upgrade for a small fee.

Find the best free machine learning courses on edX.

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