15 Best Coding Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Coding courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $79.00. 14 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 9 come from a named university or institution, including Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), University of Colorado System and University of Colorado Boulder. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $9.99 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "coding" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $9.99 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Practical Python for AI Coding 1
Offered by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Introduction video: https://youtu.be/TRhwIHvehR0 This course is for a complete novice of Python coding, so no prior knowledge or experience in software coding is required. This course selects, introduces, and explains Py...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditCoding with ChatGPT and Other LLMs
Offered by Packt
This course explores how developers can leverage large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT for coding, debugging, and AI-driven software development. As LLMs revolutionize the programming landscape, this course equips yo...
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Coursera CertificateFoundations of Coding Full-Stack
Offered by Microsoft
This course covers the foundational concepts of full-stack development. You'll learn the basics of coding, problem-solving, and writing efficient, modular code, while gaining hands-on experience with both front-end and b...
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ICD-10 to Clean Claims: Medical Billing and Coding
Offered by Coursera
Every coding error costs. Every clean claim pays. The difference between a practice that collects what it earns and one that loses revenue to denials, undercoding, and billing mistakes comes down to the skills of the peo...
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Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code
Offered by University of Colorado System
This course starts you on your journey learning about computational thinking and beginning C programming. If you’d like to explore how we can interact with the world in a rigorous, computational way, and would also like...
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BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Flow Controls
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course focuses on mastering Python’s control flow mechanisms, including branching, looping, and functions. It covers essential concepts such as making decisions with if, if-else, and if-elif-else structures (branchi...
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Programming Languages Ⅰ
Offered by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
The goal of this course is to help students: 1. learn new languages quickly, 2. evaluate various languages and pick the most suitable one for a given task, 3. know when and how to design a little language, and 4. underst...
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Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System
Offered by Duke University
Ever wonder how Netflix decides what movies to recommend for you? Or how Amazon recommends books? We can get a feel for how it works by building a simplified recommender of our own! In this capstone, you will show off yo...
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Introduction to Python
Offered by Arizona State University
In today’s society, uses for new technologies are broadening in scope and revolutionizing the world. Many new technologies automate redundant tasks so people may complete tasks of greater priority. These new automated te...
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C Programming with Linux
Offered by Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom
In this C Programming with Linux Specialization program of seven short courses, you will learn how to write, read and debug computer programs in the C programming language while also becoming familiar with the Linux oper...
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Python Programming Fundamentals
Offered by Duke University
This introductory course is designed for beginners and individuals with limited programming experience who want to embark on their software development or data science journey using Python. Throughout the course, learner...
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Software Engineering
Offered by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Software development is not just about coding, it also involves the application of scientific knowledge and well-defined engineering techniques to produce maintainable, scalable, cost-effective and on-schedule software p...
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Object-Oriented Programming in Python
Offered by Duke University
In this project, you will gain hands-on experience working with classes in Python to model real-world objects and systems. By the end, you will be able to utilize key object-oriented programming principles like inheritan...
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Learn to Teach Java: ArrayLists and 2D Arrays
Offered by University of California San Diego
Learn to program with ArrayLists and 2-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts and...
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Front-End Web Development for Beginners
Offered by University of Washington
This beginner-friendly Specialization guides you through the essential skills of front-end web development. You’ll start by learning HTML and CSS to structure and style your pages, then move on to creating responsive lay...
$49.00listed price
Best Coding Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Practical Python for AI Coding 1 | Coursera | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Coding with ChatGPT and Other LLMs | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Foundations of Coding Full-Stack | Coursera | Microsoft | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | ICD-10 to Clean Claims: Medical Billing and Coding | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Flow Controls | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Programming Languages Ⅰ | Coursera | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System | Coursera | Duke University | $79.00 | View → |
| 9 | Introduction to Python | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | C Programming with Linux | Coursera | Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Python Programming Fundamentals | Coursera | Duke University | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Software Engineering | Coursera | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Object-Oriented Programming in Python | Coursera | Duke University | $9.99 | View → |
| 14 | Learn to Teach Java: ArrayLists and 2D Arrays | Coursera | University of California San Diego | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Front-End Web Development for Beginners | Coursera | University of Washington | $49.00 | View → |
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