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Many young professionals, who have started their journey into data science, and machine learning, face a common problem -- they have completed one or two basic online course, done some programming lessons, put up a couple of projects on Github, and then… then what? Where to find focused resources? In one of my previous articles on Medium (published by the TDS Team), I discussed, at length, where you can find MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for jump-starting your journey into data science and machine learning. That article assumed the reader to be a beginner and covers essential MOOCs, which are optimized for basic and intermediate learning. How to choose effective MOOCs for machine learning and data science?

Many young professionals, who have started their journey into data science, and machine learning, face a common problem -- they have completed one or two basic online course, done some programming lessons, put up a couple of projects on Github, and then… then what? In one of my previous articles on Medium (published by the TDS Team), I discussed, at length, where you can find MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for jump-starting your journey into data science and machine learning. That article assumed the reader to be a beginner and covers essential MOOCs, which are optimized for basic and intermediate learning. I wrote another detailed article specifically focused on the topic of mathematics concepts you need to master for data science and machine learning and which courses to study. Recently, I have been receiving a lot of messages in my personal email and LinkedIn inbox, mostly from bright, young professionals, asking similar questions and my suggestions about online courses. I mostly have a ready answer for those messages.

The following is a list of, mostly free, machine learning online courses for beginners. First, and arguably the most popular course on this list, Machine Learning provides a broad introduction to machine learning, data mining, and statistical pattern recognition. The course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications, so that you'll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building smart robots (perception, control), text understanding (web search, anti-spam), computer vision, medical informatics, audio, database mining, and other areas. The course is 11 weeks long and averages a 4.9/5 user rating, currently. It is free to take, but you can pay $79 for a certificate upon course completion.