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Humanities
Online

Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Programming
Online

MLOps for Scaling TinyML

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
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Business
Online

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
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Data Science
Online

High-Dimensional Data Analysis

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 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.
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Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.
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Free*
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Mathematics
Online

Data Analysis: Basic Probability and Statistics

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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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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Humanities
Online

Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals (edX)

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.
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Free*
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Science
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.
Price
Free*
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Science
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Energy to Electrochemistry Final Exam

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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Humanities
Online

Judaism Through Its Scriptures

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Wrangling

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Education & Teaching
Online

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Interventions

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.
Price
Free*
Duration
11 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50x
Programming
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CS50: Introduction to Computer Science

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Education & Teaching
Online

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
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Art & Design
Online

Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Case Studies in Functional Genomics

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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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
Available now
CS50B
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Computer Science for Business

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Probability

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Innovating in Health Care

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

First Nights: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Probability

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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