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

Find free lessons on machine learning, investing, and so much more for a limited time.
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TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from MIT are available to take for free on edX.


This feels like a poorly kept secret at this stage, but in case you weren't already aware, there's a massive bank of free online courses sitting on edX. And we're not talking about any old online courses. We're talking about online courses from some of the biggest educational institutions in the world, including MIT.

MIT is hosting free lessons on useful topics like AI, Python programming, investing, and so much more. There's a lot on offer, so we've got you started with a hand-picked selection of the best 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, so there's nothing stopping you from getting started.

Find the best free online courses from MIT on edX.

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