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$49 | A 7-week course from Berkeley, UC BerkeleyX & edX
Last started August 2017; next session TBD
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$149 | A 12-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$49 | A 7-week course from Vanderbilt University & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$49 | A 7-week course from Berkeley, UC BerkeleyX, BerkeleyX & edX
Last started March 2018; next session TBD
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$49 | A 5-week course from MandarinX & edX
Last started December 2017; next session TBD
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$49 | A 7-week course from Berkeley, UC BerkeleyX & edX
Last started September 2017; next session TBD
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$59 | A 4 weeks course from University of Wollongong & FutureLearn
Last started July 2018; next session starts March 04, 2019
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$49 | A 3-week course from Brown University, BrownX & edX
Last started January 2018; next session TBD
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$99 | A 6-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$99 | A 8-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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Free | A 1 segments course from Khan Academy
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$49 | A 5-week course from University of Amsterdam & Coursera
Last started January 2019; next session starts February 25, 2019
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Free | A 14 segments course from Khan Academy
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$49 | A 8-week course from University of Virginia & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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Free | A 4-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started August 2015; next session TBD
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$69 | A 6-week course from The Juilliard School, JuilliardX & edX
Last started August 2017; next session TBD
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$149 | A 12-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$50 | A 7-week course from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, UC3Mx & edX
Last started October 2018; next session TBD
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$49 | A 4-week course from University of Pennsylvania, PennX & edX
Last started November 2016; next session TBD
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$99 | A 8-week course from The University of Queensland, UQx & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$49 | A 6-week course from The Museum of Modern Art, Caltech & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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Free | A 14 segments course from Khan Academy
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$49 | A 7-week course from Berkeley, UC BerkeleyX & edX
Last started August 2017; next session TBD
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Free | A 1 segments course from Khan Academy
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$49 | A 7-week course from Berklee, Berklee College of Music & Coursera
Last started January 2019; next session starts February 25, 2019
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Free, or get a Verified Certificate for $49 | A 12 weeks course from Wellesley College & edX
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$69 | A 6-week course from The Juilliard School, JuilliardX & edX
Last started August 2017; next session TBD
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$25 | A 35-week course from Tennessee Board of Regents & edX
Last started June 2016; next session TBD
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$30 | A 7-week course from Universiteit Leiden & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$50 | A 6-week course from University of Notre Dame, NotreDameX & edX
Last started March 2016; next session TBD
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Free | A 6 segments course from Khan Academy
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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Free | A 7 segments course from Khan Academy
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$50 | A 4-week course from Dartmouth College, DartmouthX & edX
Last started February 2016; next session TBD
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11.99 | A 48-hour course from Udemy
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$49 | A 7-week course from University of Pennsylvania & Coursera
Last started January 2019; next session starts February 25, 2019
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$49 | A 7-week course from University of Pennsylvania & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$99 | A 8-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started September 2018; next session TBD
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$49 | A 10-week course from Tsinghua University, TsinghuaX & edX
Last started January 2018; next session TBD
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$65 | A 6-week course from University of Alberta & Coursera
Last started January 2019; next session starts February 27, 2019
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$49 | A 6-week course from University of Pennsylvania & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$49 | A 5-week course from University of Pennsylvania & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$99 | A 6-week course from Harvard University, HarvardX & edX
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$49 | A 9-week course from Sapienza University of Rome & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$600 | A 8-week course from Arizona State University, ASUx & edX
Last started March 2018; next session TBD
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$1,515 for certificate track ($150 discount); $425 per core course; $390 per elective course | A Click "Enroll" to see details course from Independent
Last started date unknown; next session TBD
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$50 | A 5-week course from The Smithsonian Institution, SmithsonianX & edX
Last started May 2017; next session TBD
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$49 | A 5-week course from The Museum of Modern Art & Coursera
Last started February 2019; next session TBD
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$74 | A 3 weeks course from University of Glasgow & FutureLearn
Last started November 2018; next session TBD
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Free with limitations - $69 for full course with test and certificate. | A 6 weeks course from National Museums Liverpool & FutureLearn
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$1,515 for certificate track ($150 discount); $425 per core course; $390 per elective course | A Click "Enroll" to see details course from Independent
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