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Social Sciences
Online

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.
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Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
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Humanities
Online

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
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Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
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Humanities
Online

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.
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Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
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Illuminated Page of the Koran
Humanities
Online

Islam Through Its Scriptures

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Inference and Modeling

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.
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Free*
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Constellations
Humanities
Online

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Business
Online

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.
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Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
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Mathematics
Online

Introduction to Probability

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.
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Free*
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Computer Science
Online

Machine Learning and AI with Python

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
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Free*
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Humanities
Online

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.
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Free*
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Linear Regression

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.
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Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
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Business
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Managing Happiness

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.
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Free*
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Data Science
Online

Advanced Bioconductor

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
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Humanities
Online

China and Communism

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.
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Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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CS50G
Programming
Online

CS50's Introduction to 2D Game Development

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.
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Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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CS50AI
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.
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Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
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Science
Online

Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50SQL
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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Health & Medicine
Online

Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Super-Earths and Life

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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"Memorial Arch to a "Virtuous Widow," Chengtu Plain."1913
Humanities
Online

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Using Python for Research

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.
Price
Free*
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Business
Online

Strategic Finance for Nonprofit Leaders

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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Pyramids of Giza
Art & Design
Online

Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

The Opioid Crisis in America

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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