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      Google

      Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores

      Skills you'll gain: Order Fulfillment, E-Commerce, Google Ads, Digital Advertising, Customer experience improvement, Market Research, Sales, Marketing Strategies, Market Trend, Process Optimization, Web Design and Development, Target Audience

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Advanced React

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), React.js, Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, API Design, Unit Testing, UI Components, TypeScript, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Integration Testing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Investment and Portfolio Management

      Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Investment Management, Equities, Performance Measurement, Wealth Management, Finance, Financial Services, Performance Analysis, Risk Management, Return On Investment, Market Liquidity, Derivatives

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      PyMongo Case Study - Restaurant Management System

      Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, NoSQL, Data Transformation, Data Maintenance, Database Design, Databases, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, JSON

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Foundations of Business Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Intelligence, Stakeholder Communications, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Real Time Data, Data Integration, Requirements Elicitation, Data Modeling, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Business Process, Project Implementation, Data Pipelines

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Google Ads for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Keyword Research, Target Audience, Pay Per Click Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Return On Investment

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      EDUCBA

      Java Spring Boot Case Study - Appointment Management System

      Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Model View Controller, Unit Testing, Spring Boot, Restful API, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Java, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Store, Application Security

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML - Advanced Server Side Programming with PHP

      Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, MySQL, Web Design and Development, Server Side, HTML and CSS, Data Import/Export, Back-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Database Development, File Management, SQL, Data Structures

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Python NoSQL Data Engineering with MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Data Transformation, Customer Analysis, Data Analysis, Back-End Web Development, Customer Data Management, Data Processing, NoSQL, Data Maintenance, Pandas (Python Package), Database Design, Data Validation, Financial Data, Data Import/Export, Database Management, Databases, Data Pipelines, Data Access, Query Languages, Performance Tuning

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Java, Server Side, Java Programming, MySQL, Application Servers, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Architecture, Web Development, Web Applications, Data Access, Back-End Web Development, Development Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Databases, Data Validation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Full-Stack React with Spring Boot

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Boot, Full-Stack Web Development, React.js, IntelliJ IDEA, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Services, JavaScript Frameworks, Integrated Development Environments, Front-End Web Development, YAML, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Data Access, User Interface (UI), MongoDB, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Frameworks, UI Components, Databases

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Express Framework Basics: Secure Signup with Auth0 & Node.js

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Authentications, OAuth, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Secure Coding, Web Development Tools, Application Servers, Database Management, Javascript, Databases, Cryptography, Data Storage Technologies, Middleware, Routing Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

    • Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores: Google
    • Advanced React: Meta
    • Investment and Portfolio Management: Rice University
    • PyMongo Case Study - Restaurant Management System: EDUCBA
    • Foundations of Business Intelligence: Google
    • Google Ads for Beginners: Coursera Project Network
    • Java Spring Boot Case Study - Appointment Management System: EDUCBA
    • XHTML - Advanced Server Side Programming with PHP: EDUCBA
    • Python NoSQL Data Engineering with MongoDB: EDUCBA
    • Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool: EDUCBA

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