Find 500 Free MOOCs from Great Universities (Many Offering Certificates)

Below you can find a list of 500 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by leading universities. Most of these courses offer “certificates” or “statements of completion,” though typically not university credit. (See the key below to understand the credentials offered by each course.) Courses are arranged by start date, while evergreen courses, which can begin whenever you wish, are found at the bottom. Also don’t miss our separate collection, 700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.
Free Courses Credential Key
CC = Certificate of Completion
SA  = Statement of Accomplishment
CM = Certificate of Mastery
C-VA = Certificate, with Varied Levels of Accomplishment
$SJSU = San Jose State Credit for a fee
NI – No Information About Certificate Available
NC = No Certificate
September 2013

• Analysis of Algorithms (NC) – Princeton on Coursera – September (6 weeks)
• Economic Issues, Food & You (NI) – U of Florida on Coursera – September (10 weeks)
• Foundations of Teaching for Learning 2: Being a Teacher (SA) – Commonwealth Education Trust on Coursera – September (6 weeks)
• Metadata: Organizing and Discovering Information (SA) – UNC Chapel Hill on Coursera – September (8 weeks)
• The Role of the Renminbi in the International Monetary System (SA) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Coursera – September (4 weeks)
• Age of Globalization (CM) – UT Austin on edX – September 1 (15 weeks)
• Creativity, Innovation, and Change (NI) – Penn State on Coursera – September 1 (8 weeks)
• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2 (SA) – Stanford on Coursera – September 2 (6 weeks)
• The Ancient Greeks (CC) – Wesleyan on Coursera – September 2 (7 weeks)
• Innovación educativa con recursos abiertos (CC) – Tecnológico de Monterrey on Coursera – September 2 (4 weeks)
• An Introduction to Global Health (SA) – University of Copenhagen on Coursera – September 2 (7 weeks)
• New Models of Business in Society (SA) – U. of Virginia on Coursera – September 2 (5 weeks)
• Foundations of Business Strategy (NC) – U. of Virginia on Coursera – September 2 (6 weeks)
• Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas (SA) – Curtis Institute of Music on Coursera – September 3 (5 weeks)
• From the Big Bang to Dark Energy (SA) – University of Tokyo on Coursera – September 3 (4 weeks)
• Vaccines (SA) – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – September 3 (9 weeks)
• Big Data in Education (SA) – Columbia Teachers College on Coursera – September 5 (10 weeks)
• Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (SA) – University of Pennsylvania on Coursera – September 7 (10 weeks)
• Introduction to Aerodynamics (CM) – MIT on edx - September 9 (14 weeks)
• Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics (CM) – MIT on edX - September 9 (14 weeks)
• Classical Mechanics (CM) – MIT on edX – September 9
• Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse (CC) – The Ohio State University on Coursera – September 9 (6 weeks)
• AccountableTalk®: Conversation that Works (NI) – University of Pittsburgh on Coursera – September 9 (7 weeks)
• 9/11 and Its Aftermath — Part I (SA) – Duke on Coursera – September 9 (7 weeks)
• Inquiry Science Learning: Perspectives and Practices 1 – Science Leadership (Rice “CPE credit”) – Rice on Coursera – September 9 (4 weeks)
• Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative (SA) – Vanderbilt on Coursera – September 9 (7 weeks)
• Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences (SA) – UC San Francisco on Coursera – September 9 (5 weeks)
• Introduction to Biology – The Secret of Life (CM) – MIT on edX - September 10 (14 weeks)
• Energy 101 (CM) - UT Austin on edX - September 15 (11 weeks)
• Ideas of the 20th Century (CM) – UT Austin on edX - September 15 (13 weeks)
• Innovation and Commercialization (CM) – MIT on edX - September 16 (13 weeks)
• The Language of Hollywood: Storytelling, Sound, and Color (CC) – Wesleyan on Coursera – September 16 (5 weeks)
• An Introduction to Financial Accounting (SA) – Penn on Coursera – September 16 (10 weeks)
• Introduction to Engineering Mechanics (CC) – Georgia Tech on Coursera – September 16 (5 weeks)
• Solar Energy (CM) - Delft on edX – September 16 (8 weeks)
• Introduction to Water Treatment (CM) - Delft on edX - September 16
• Take Your Medicine – The Impact of Drug Development (CM) – UT Austin on edX –  September 17 (13 weeks)
• A Global History of Architecture: Part 1 (CM) – MIT on edX – September 17 (13 weeks)
• Introduction to Human Evolution (CM) – Wellesley on edX – September 25 (12 weeks)

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