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Open edX Learner’s Guide
Welcome!
Learning in a MOOC
If You Have Questions As You Take a Course
Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
Share Your Courses on Social Media
Update Your Profile Image
Update Your Profile Details
Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts
Toggle Profile Information Visibility
View Another Learner’s Profile
Updating Course-Specific Settings
View Course Sections from the Navigation Sidebar
Enrolling in a Course
Enroll in a Course
Open and Start a Course
Completing Course Prerequisites
Overview of Prerequisites
Prerequisite Course
Entrance Exam
Accessing Course Content and Information
Troubleshoot Accessing Course Content
Access an Archived Course
View a Final Course Grade
View Certificate Status
Starting a Course
Find a Course Start Date
Start or Resume a Course
Checking Your Progress in a Course
Progress Indicators
The Progress Page
Getting a Course Certificate or Badge
Accessing a Certificate
Viewing Earned Badges in Your Profile
Sharing Badges on Mozilla Backpack
Watching Videos on the Open edX Video Player
Participating in Course Discussions
Getting started with Discussions
Finding and Following the Right Conversations
Taking Part in Discussions
Staying Updated with Notifications
Completing Different Types of Assignments
Completing Mathematical and Scientific Assignments
Taking a Timed Exam
Proctored Exams
Explaining Multiple Choice Answers
Completing Essay Assignments
The Steps in an Open Response Assessment
How Grading Is Done In Open Response Assessments
Completing an Open Response Assessment
Receive Your Score and Provide Feedback
How Peer Assessment Scores Are Calculated
Canceled Responses
Using Google Files and Calendars in Your Course
Overview of Embedded Files and Calendars
Google Drive Files
Google Calendars
Working on Team Projects and Activities
About Teams and Topics
Search for a Team
Join a Team
Leave a Team
Create a Team
Participating in Team Discussions
Searching the Course
Overview of Search
Search a Single Course
Search All Your Courses
Bookmarking Course Content
Add or Remove a Bookmark
View Your Bookmarks
Taking Notes in an Open edX Course
Overview of Notes
Highlight a Passage or Add a Note
View Notes
Edit or Delete a Note or Highlight
Show or Hide Notes
Search Notes
Keyboard Shortcuts for Notes
Notifications & Preferences
Where Notifications Appear
Activity Types
Managing Preferences
Notifications Expiry
Using the Course Wiki
View Live Course
Understanding How Courses and Videos Are Licensed
Overview of Licenses
Creative Commons License
Viewing Licenses
Read Me
Explore Your Dashboard and Profile
About the Course Dashboard
Share Your Courses on Social Media
About the User Profile Page
Add or Update Your Profile Image
Add or Update a Full Profile
Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts
Toggle Profile Information Visibility
View Another Learner’s Profile
Update Course-Specific Settings
Resources for Students
Resources for Open edX Learners
Feedback
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