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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...students to become critically-engaged citizens. Many such skills are learnt within degree programmes as ‘study skills’ – to sift, evaluate, and authenticate information; to shape communication to a particular audience. But they can also be applied to broader contexts, and used to raise awareness of how the flow of information in society as a whole is managed – and...
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An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...become the best-selling literary genre in Britain (The Guardian, 2020). In 2021, two novels from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series occupied first and fourth place in the UK’s best-seller list (Good e-Reader, 2022). In France in 2018, almost one in five of all books sold was in the crime fiction category (BePolar, 2019). For a literary form to achieve this...
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Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...OU's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. Live near the coast? Get involved with cleaning up coastal environments - discover more with our free content. Use your digital knowledge to help someone less web-savvy get online with our learning resources. Take small steps to do your bit for the environment and find out more about environmental issues. Find out more about a...
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Understanding Statements of participation
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Understanding Statements of participation

...OU-branded digital badges do not carry formal credit but enable you to demonstrate interest in a subject and commitment to your career, and are used to augment CVs and ePortfolios. You can show your digital badges to others by sharing them on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and by making them public (should you choose) on your My OpenLearn Profile. Instructions for sharing...
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Video 10 mins
What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

What's next for British wages?

...OU/BBC programme Can Britain Have a Payrise? highlights, the issue of low wages is not going away anytime soon. Indeed, it is a serious problem that British policymakers will have to take on regardless of party or ideology. However, the best way forward remains a matter of serious political debate. There remains much ambiguity as to how this issue should be properly...
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Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...OU's Dr Dave Middleton asks if there's a balance between respectfully giving, and giving respect...[Homeless person on the city street] There are many complex reasons why people go to food banks This was the British Prime Minister, Theresa May’s response to TV journalist Andrew Marr when asked whether it was right that nurses should have to use food banks. Whatever the...
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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...OU's Social Sciences qualifications. [ Three African American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, ca. 192] Three African American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, ca. 1925 This New York City neighbourhood - part of Manhattan borough - has long been home for its large proportion of African-American residents and businesses. After being associated...
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