# Blog

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- [Free AI courses with a certificate: what to check before you start one](https://aiguideson.com/blog/free-ai-courses-with-certificate-what-to-check/) (2026-10-13): Many free AI courses give a certificate of completion, but often only the lessons are free, and the certificate shows that you finished, not that you passed an exam. Before you start, check four things: what is really free, what the certificate says, how long it takes, and whether you end up with something you can use. Markdown: https://aiguideson.com/blog/free-ai-courses-with-certificate-what-to-check.md