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Starting Oct. 30, 2018, this four week introductory course "Open Science: Sharing Your Research with the World" is offered on the edX MOOC platform. About the course: You can become a more visible, effective and impactful researcher by sharing your research data and publications openly. In this course, you will learn the objectives, main concepts, and benefits of Open Source principles along with practices for open data management and open data sharing. You'll learn to establish links between publications data and methods, how to attach a persistent identifier and metadata to your results, and methods for clarifying usage rights. You will also discover ways to apply these principles to your daily research and adapt existing routines. Finally, you'll discover potential barriers to sharing research and discuss possible solutions. This course will help you grasp the key principles of Open Science, with answers to questions like: How can research effectively store, manage, and share research data?; What kinds of open access publishing are most effective?; How can researchers increase the impact and visibility of their research?; and How can the use of social media contribute to the visibility and impact of their research? 

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