15 Best Open Source Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Open Source courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Duke University, University of California, Irvine and IBM. 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 – $49.00
- 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 "open source" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditOpen Source Software Development Methods
Offered by The Linux Foundation
In this course, we will define what open source software is, we will go over the history of open source software and what benefits it has provided to the world’s technology infrastructure over the decades. The course aim...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditpfSense 2.4.4: Open Source Firewall
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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Coursera CertificateOpen Source Software Development, Linux and Git
Offered by The Linux Foundation
The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization will give you a strong foundation for working comfortably and productively in open source development communities. By completing the Specialization, you’...
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Coding With Cody Sourcegraph: Optimise Open Source Code
Offered by Coursera
In this project-based course, you'll step into the role of a developer using Cody, an AI-enhanced coding assistant, to refine and advance an open-source software project. You'll get hands-on with Cody's core capabilities...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditBuilding with Code: Programming Fundamentals and Open Source
Offered by Illinois Tech
This specialization introduces learners to programming fundamentals, web development, and open-source technologies. Through hands-on projects, learners will build web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python,...
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Introduction to GitHub Actions
Offered by Duke University
GitHub Actions allows you to automate your software development workflows and seamlessly integrate with GitHub. This 2-hour long project will guide you through the fundamentals of GitHub Actions, helping you leverage its...
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Getting Started with Go
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course is for individuals with previous programming experience in languages like C, Python, or Java, who are looking to learn a modern, efficient language. Learning Go will equip you with skills highly valued in bac...
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Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL
Offered by IBM
Data Science is one of the hottest professions of the decade, and the demand for data scientists who can analyze data and communicate results to inform data driven decisions has never been greater. This Specialization fr...
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Spatial Data Science and Applications
Offered by Yonsei University
Spatial (map) is considered as a core infrastructure of modern IT world, which is substantiated by business transactions of major IT companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, and Uber, and even motor com...
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Coursera CertificateLinux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 1
Offered by Pearson
This course offers a deep dive into the essentials of Linux, starting with the installation of popular distributions like Ubuntu and CentOS. You'll gain hands-on experience with fundamental Linux commands, file managemen...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditEmprender en Web3
Offered by Universidad Austral
En octubre de 2008, con la publicación del paper del Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto puso en marcha una nueva revolución industrial. Emprendedores de todo el mundo están desarrollando proyectos que están transformando todo tip...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditGetting Started with Git and GitHub
Offered by IBM
Get started with Git and GitHub in this self-paced, introductory course! You’ll become familiar with collaborative version control and popular Git platforms. Collaboration and social coding are crucial parts of contempor...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditMastering Data Analysis with Pandas: Learning Path Part 3
Offered by Coursera
In this structured series of hands-on guided projects, we will master the fundamentals of data analysis and manipulation with Pandas and Python. Pandas is a super powerful, fast, flexible and easy to use open-source data...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to DeepSeek
Offered by Coursera
Did you know that a single AI model release wiped out over $1 trillion in global market value in just one day? As per Reuters, the launch of DeepSeek's R1 model in January 2025 triggered the largest tech selloff in histo...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditMaster Version Control – Branching, Merging, Collaboration
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price
Best Open Source Courses on Coursera compared
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