# Free online courses during the quarantine

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**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/free-online-courses-during-the-quarantine/2200 "2020-04-11T19:47:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/free-online-courses-during-the-quarantine/2200/1 "2020-04-11T19:47:37Z")

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Here are some sites where people can take free courses during the quarantine. Some of these are copied from the chatroom.

## Coursera

Coursera is offering free certificates for 85 courses at the moment. Some of them look interesting.

[https://www.classcentral.com/report/coursera-free-certificate-covid-19/](https://www.classcentral.com/report/coursera-free-certificate-covid-19/)

(See also the [Recommended Coursera Courses](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/recommended-coursera-courses/2198) thread.)

Here are more free things from Coursera:

> **[Online Learning Platform For Higher Education | Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/campus)**
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> Build your curriculum with a leading online learning platform for higher education to boost employability and attract more students.

## Udemy

Udemy also has some free courses:

[https://www.udemy.com/courses/free/](https://www.udemy.com/courses/free/)

## Packt Publishing

Packt Publishing has some free workshops here:

> **[Packt Subscription | Advance your knowledge in tech](https://subscription.packtpub.com/)**
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> Access over 7,500 Programming & Development eBooks and videos to advance your IT skills. Enjoy unlimited access to over 100 new titles every month on the latest technologies and trends

## Stanford

Stanford has a free Web Security course: [Stanford Web Security Course](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/stanford-web-security-course/2173)

## Real Python

> **[Enjoy Free Courses, On Us – Real Python](https://realpython.com/free-courses-march-2020)**
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> Hi there, since these are scary times and many of us are stuck at home, I wanted to offer you some distraction. Here's a gift code for a bundle of our members-only courses on Real Python.

## Reddit Megathread

Reddit has a free courses megathread:

> **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://old.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/fu52z8/megathread_free_courses/)**

## Other Free Courses

If anyone knows of other free courses, post a comment below.

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/user_avatar/forum.codeselfstudy.com/josh/32/4_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/free-online-courses-during-the-quarantine/2200/2 "2020-04-19T00:37:05Z")

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Here’s is Harvard’s page:

> **[Catalog of Courses](https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog?keywords=&paid%5B1%5D=1&max_price=&start_date_range%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=&start_date_range%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=)**
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> Browse the latest courses from Harvard University

It includes courses like this. 🤔

[https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-game-development](https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-game-development)

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/user_avatar/forum.codeselfstudy.com/josh/32/4_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/free-online-courses-during-the-quarantine/2200/3 "2020-05-01T20:50:37Z")

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I saw that General Assembly is free on Fridays at the moment.

> **[Enhance Your Career with Free Fridays Workshops | General Assembly](https://generalassemb.ly/blog/free-fridays/)**
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> Looking to learn a new skill for free? Check out our online marketing, data science, coding, and UX design courses every Friday at General Assembly.