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Best online productivity courses and training
53 picks. Online productivity courses and training, free and paid, hand-picked and rated.
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Open Yale Courses
Free full Yale lecture courses in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
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Paul's Online Notes
Free, clear maths notes and worked examples from algebra to differential equations.
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4.8Visit
Language Transfer
Free audio language courses that teach you to think in a new language.
CourseFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit
Sololearn
A mobile-friendly way to learn coding through short lessons and practice.
CourseFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Saylor University
Self-paced online courses from a non-profit, all tuition free.
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4.4Visit
Alison
Thousands of free online courses in work, tech and personal skills.
CourseFree planWeb, iOS
4.3Visit
Codecademy
Interactive coding courses you can start in the browser for free.
CourseFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Frontend Mentor
Build real-world front-end projects from professional designs.
CourseFree planWeb
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SQLBolt
Interactive lessons that teach SQL right in your browser.
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Full Stack Open
A free University of Helsinki course on modern web development.
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JavaScript.info
A free modern JavaScript tutorial from the basics to advanced topics.
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edX
Online courses from leading universities, many free to audit.
CourseFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
The Odin Project
A free, open-source curriculum for learning full-stack web development.
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How to Train Your GPT
A commented, from-scratch guide to building a modern language model, explained simply.
CourseFreeCross-Platform, Web
4.5Visit
Claude Code: Everything You Need to Know
A free three-level Claude Code guide with hands-on lessons and exercises.
CourseFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit
Agentic Engineering Handbook
The definitive learning roadmap for building production AI agent systems.
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CS50 AI with Python
Harvard's introduction to AI with Python.
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DeepLearning.AI
AI courses and specializations from Andrew Ng.
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Elements of AI
A free online course introducing AI to everyone.
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4.6Visit
fast.ai
Practical deep learning courses for coders.
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Google Machine Learning Crash Course
Google's free self-study ML crash course.
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4.7Visit
Hugging Face Learn
Free courses on AI, LLMs and agents from Hugging Face.
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4.7Visit
Kaggle Learn
Free, hands-on micro-courses in data science and ML.
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4.6Visit
AI Expert Roadmap
Roadmap to becoming an Artificial Intelligence expert.
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4.7Visit
Annotated Deep Learning Paper Implementations
60+ deep learning paper implementations with side-by-side notes.
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Cybersecurity Projects
70 hands-on cybersecurity projects, beginner to advanced.
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Deep Learning Papers Reading Roadmap
A reading roadmap of deep learning papers for eager learners.
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Dive into Deep Learning
Interactive deep learning book with code, math and discussions.
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Headcount Zero
How to build an AI-run company with Paperclip.
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Homemade Machine Learning
Python examples of popular ML algorithms with interactive Jupyter demos.
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4.7Visit
Mathematics for Machine Learning
The companion book for the math behind machine learning.
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4.7Visit
micrograd
A tiny scalar-valued autograd engine with a PyTorch-like API.
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ML From Scratch
Bare bones NumPy implementations of machine learning models and algorithms.
CourseFreeWeb
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ModelScope Cookbook
A practical guide to building with open models.
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4.5Visit
Neural Networks: Zero to Hero
Karpathy's course building neural networks from scratch, step by step.
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- Building a Second Brain
- Learning How to Learn
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Courses at a glance
Counted from the listings on this page.
- Pricing
- Of 53 picks, 45 are completely free, 6 have a free plan and 2 are paid.
- Highest rated
- The Art of Command Line (4.9/5), Dive into Deep Learning (4.9/5) and Neural Networks: Zero to Hero (4.9/5) have the highest ratings in our reviews.
- Topics covered
- Learning (51), AI Productivity (28), Research (16) and Personal Productivity (7).
- Platforms
- Most listed: Web (50), Android (5), Cross-Platform (5) and iOS (5).
- Best for
- Picked most often for Students (52), Developers (40) and Professionals (32).
- Learning curve
- 21 beginner-friendly, 27 intermediate and 5 advanced.
- Newest addition
- The Missing Semester, added 31 October 2026.
Common questions
- What are the best online productivity courses and training?
- The highest-rated online productivity courses and training in the directory right now are The Art of Command Line, Dive into Deep Learning and Neural Networks: Zero to Hero. The full list above is sorted by our recommendation.
- Are there free online productivity courses and training?
- Yes. The Art of Command Line, Dive into Deep Learning and Neural Networks: Zero to Hero and 42 others are completely free, and 6 more have a free plan.
- Which online productivity courses and training are easiest to start with?
- The Art of Command Line, Prompt Engineering Guide and AI Agents for Beginners are rated beginner-friendly in our reviews, along with 18 others.
- How many online productivity courses and training are listed?
- 53 are listed: 45 completely free, 6 with a free plan and 2 paid. New ones are added as they are checked.
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