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Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...English Literature and Creative Writing MA Creative Writing Part 1 MA Creative Writing Part 2 If you identify as being from a Black background, you could be eligible to study our MA in Creative Writing for free: Open Futures – Creative Writing Scholarship. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...English mathematician Charles Babbage, father of modern computing, once wrote to Tennyson regarding one of his poems: ‘In your otherwise beautiful poem,’ Babbage wrote, ‘one verse reads, Every moment dies a man, Every moment one is born. ‘If this were true, the population of the world would be at a standstill. In truth, the rate of birth is slightly in excess of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...everyday experiences of many Black people in the UK. However, it is also important to understand that power can be deployed more positively to enact change that enhances equity. [Described image] Figure 2 Black Power movement activists in Philadelphia, 1970 Because power is such an important resource for influencing and shaping the world, it is no surprise that it has...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...everyday, empirical self opposes the coercion with all its might. The final humiliation in such a situation is to be told that, despite appearances, what is going on is not coercion, since it actually increases your freedom. In other words, Berlin believes that positive theories of freedom have historically been used to justify some kinds of oppression and that it is a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...everyday life. This free course reviews the basics of all three and also describes scientific notation, which is a convenient way of writing or displaying large numbers...From paving your patio to measuring the ingredients for your latest recipe, squares, roots and powers really are part of everyday life. This free course reviews the basics of all three and also describes...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...everyday (Hopkins et al., 2015). Hopkins and colleagues theorise that these social psychological processes are not especially exceptional or exotic; rather, they can be understood as continuous with our everyday ways of living in the twenty-first century. They demonstrate that events such as the Magh Mela both enhance well-being and revivify social identities. Attending...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs