37 of the best MIT courses you can take online for free

This is your chance to become a student of MIT without stepping foot outside.
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TL;DR: Online courses from MIT are available to take for free on edX. Find free courses on topics like AI, machine learning, accounting, and much more.


edX hosts a enormous bank of free online courses from some of the biggest and best educational institutions in the world, including MIT. This famous school offers free lessons on everything from AI to Python programming, which sounds like a pretty good deal to us.

There's a lot to consider, but we've got you started with a standout selection of free online courses from MIT. These are the best free online courses from MIT this month:

These free courses do not come with a shareable certificate of completion or graded assignments/exams, but that's the only catch. You can start learning at a pace that suits you.

Find the best free online courses from MIT on edX.

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