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Our partners
OpenLearn is proud to work with organisations of all shapes and sizes, all around the world, to bring you free educational resources. Here's just a few of our brilliant partners who help support millions of people take their first step into learning.
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Free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network
Welcome to the Social Partnerships Network (SPN) portal. The SPN consists of a number of partners, including The Open University, who champions workplace and lifelong learning. Below you will find a series of free online courses aimed at those who wish to improve their skills, knowledge and career prospects in a number of specific areas.
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Badges come to OpenLearn
Using our free courses and want to show others what you've learned? We've got great news for you...
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Education & Development
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Are you ready to supercharge your learning? Whether you’ve taken one or two OpenLearn courses or delved into many more, you may be thinking about the next step in your learning journey. Whatever your starting point or background, our range of short courses and microcredentials can help you level up your skills, propel your career and explore ...
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Explore your world with free learning from The Open University
We've thousands of free learning items across OpenLearn - from games to full free online courses. Need help with where to start? We've a few ideas right here...
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Education & Development
Where to take your learning next
By now you will already know all about the amazing learning opportunities available on OpenLearn. You may have completed many OpenLearn courses or perhaps just one or two. However much you’ve done so far, your experience on OpenLearn means you already know what it is like to study online and at a distance.
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
All the content in this collection has been selected by academics across The Open University, specifically for secondary school age students, and filtered by subjects that you will recognise from your curriculum.
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Coming soon: Autumn 2022
Here are some of the free courses and content that will be coming soon to OpenLearn...
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About us
Welcome to OpenLearn - the home of free learning from The Open University. Are you looking for a new topic to explore, or wanting to dig deeper into something you've already discovered? Whether it’s a 60-second animated video or a 24-hour course you are after, you will find it on OpenLearn for free.
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
Watch our animation, and find out more about how OpenLearn supports your OU studies.