TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from the University of Michigan are available to take for free on edX.

Another week, another batch of free online courses from one of the most respected educational institutions in the world. We’ve already made stops at MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, and now it’s the turn of the University of Michigan.

You can find online courses from the University of Michigan on Python programming, JavaScript, and so much more, and you don’t have to pay anything to enroll. We have checked out everything on offer and lined up a standout selection of courses to get you started.

These are the best free online courses from the University of Michigan this month:

• Advanced Literature Searching in the Health Sciences

• Building Web Applications in Django

• Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change

• Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL

• Data Science Ethics

• Django Features and Libraries

• Finance for Everyone: Smart Tools for Decision-Making

• Grant Writing and Crowdfunding for Public Libraries

• Intermediate PostgreSQL

• Introduction to Data Analytics for Managers

• JSON and Natural Language Processing in PostgreSQL

• Leading Change: Go Beyond Gamification with Gameful Learning

• Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

• Public Library Marketing and Public Relations

• Python Data Structures

• Storytelling for Social Change

• Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills

• Using JavaScript and JSON in Django

• Web Application Technologies and Django

The catch is that these free courses do not come with a certificate of completion, but you can still learn at your own pace with unrestricted access to all the course materials. It’s also worth noting that a lot of the courses featured are not exactly beginner friendly.

Find the best free online courses from the University of Michigan on edX.

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