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MLOps | Machine Learning Operations Specialization

Duke University · on Coursera

Free to auditadvancedSelf-pacedCertificate

Noah Gift and Alfredo Deza teach Python for DevOps, cloud ML platforms, MLOps tooling, and LLMOps across four courses. Suited to engineers with some coding background who want a university-branded MLOps credential.

Who it's for

Engineers and ML practitioners. This is an advanced course in MLOps & AI Engineering, running about 6 months at 5 hrs/week (4 courses).

Cost at a glance

Free to audit · $49/mo Coursera subscription for certificate. Included with Coursera Plus; financial aid available. Seen 2026-11-01.

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