Here are the 20 most popular free online university courses and massive open online courses (MOOCs) starting in April 2024, based on Class Central learners’ activity.

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Machine Learning and AI with Python
Harvard University via edX
Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Food Ethics
Princeton University via Coursera
We are what we eat–morally as well as molecularly. So how should concerns about animals, workers, the environment, and community inform our food choices?

Databricks to Local LLMs
Duke University via Coursera
By the end of this course, a learner will master Databricks to perform data engineering and data analytics tasks for data science workflows.

Advanced Concepts in Economics
University of California, Berkeley via edX
Learn the basic concepts of economics through Data Science applications and Python programming. This course covers applications in production theory, utility maximization, randomized controlled trials, and income inequality.

AI for Teacher Assistance
Georgia Institute of Technology via edX
Learn how artificial intelligence can be an assistant not only to students, but also to teachers.

Christian Virtues for Spiritual Growth
Duke University via Coursera
This Duke Divinity+ course is for all those who seek to cultivate their interior lives and to develop a way of thinking about ethics inspired by Christian tradition.

Arabic for Beginners: Arabic Alphabet and Phonology
Kasetsart University via Coursera
Firstly, learners will master the recognition and identification of the Arabic Alphabet and numbers, laying the foundational skills essential for effective communication.

Human Mobility in Future Cities
University of Amsterdam via Coursera
First, we use the Netherlands a as a case study for a cycling based mobility system in Unraveling the Cycling City. Then, we invite you to reflect on our mainstream mobility narrative built on engineering and economics in Alternative Mobility Narratives.

Advanced Global Procurement and Sourcing
Rutgers University via Coursera
This specialization will help you operate in a post-Covid world, understand how to create world-class supplier partnerships, and reduce risks through commodity and currency hedging. You will also learn how to leverage technology to make you and your organization more effective.

Financial Intermediation
University of Naples Federico II via Coursera
By taking this course, students will learn the role played by financial intermediaries in modern economies, their vital role to finance investments and the sources of risk associated with such intermediation activity.

Maths Foundations
University of Adelaide via edX
This course provides learners with the foundational skills necessary to excel in mathematics.

Quickbooks Level 3
Intuit via edX
Unlock the power of financial management with QuickBooks from Intuit for Education! Dive into this essential course to streamline accounting, automate transactions, and gain real-time insights into business finances.

Central Yup’ik Language and Culture
University of Alaska Fairbanks via edX
Learn about the language and culture of Alaska’s Yupiit people.

Health Informatics for better and safer healthcare
Campus – the Israeli National Project for Digital Learning via edX
Learn when and how Informatics is used in different fields of healthcare, what the benefits are and the challenges that still lie ahead.

Literature Case Studies in Drug Discovery
Davidson College via edX
Once a person understands the ideas of drug efficacy, potency, pharmacokinetics, and safety, original research articles can be readily understood.

Real-World Applications of Economics
University of California, Berkeley via edX
Learn the basic concepts of economics through Data Science applications and Python programming. This course covers applications in inequality and development, econometrics, game theory and oligopoly, environmental economics, and finance.

The Productization of a Vision: Linking Operations to Strategy
University System of Maryland via edX
This course will take Chief Product Officers and their direct reports into how they can close the gap between long term vision and big ideas and unleashing product design that delights customers and stakeholders.

E-Payment
The University of Hong Kong via edX
Master the technologies behind e-payment systems and learn about their security mechanisms.

The Science of Fitness
Curtin University via edX
The Science of Fitness introduces learners to the scientific basis of improving human fitness. It examines aspects such as how fitness is assessed, monitored, optimised and maintained.

BI Analyst Capstone
SkillUp EdTech via Coursera
This course gives you the opportunity to apply data analysis techniques learned in the previous courses, to realistic data sets enabling you to derive meaningful insights and uncover patterns.