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Having enjoyed the ELearning & Digital Cultures MOOC organised by Edinburgh University, I was keen to follow this up with more ‘open’ learning online. It seems I am not alone.

The seven week Open University – Open Education H817 course seems so compatible, and the timng is so good it is tempting to think that the two online courses were planned to run back to back.

My first impressions, without starting on any of the course reading is that the OU’s communication tools need some oiling.

The profile page for each student is not working so is you want to ‘meet’ any fellow course members you currently have to join the Google+ community. Continue reading