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Online Courses

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Library Databases

Learning Express Library This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive selection of academic and career-related resources, Learning Express Library features skill-building tools for reading, writing, math, and science; test preparation for high school equivalency and college admissions exams; and workplace tools for job searching, exploring new careers, and preparing for occupational licensing exams. REGISTRATION BY THE USER IS REQUIRED to allow the software to record the progress of the user and to allow the user to stop a particular test or lesson and continue at a later time.

Websites

CodeAcademy
Take free courses and learn to code in a variety of computer languages with CodeAcademy. Some courses and features do require a pro membership, but there is an extensive list of basic courses available for free!
Coursera
Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.

We envision a future where everyone has access to a world-class education. We aim to empower people with education that will improve their lives, the lives of their families, and the communities they live in.
EdX
EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world's best universities. Online courses from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many other universities. Topics include biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics,finance, electronics, engineering, food and nutrition, history, humanities, law, literature, math, medicine, music, pholophy, physics, science, statistics and more. EdX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners Harvard and MIT.
Havard Free Online Courses
Take courses from Harvard faculty online for free - explore a variety of subjects such as programming, law, humanities, art and science.
Khan Academy
Take free courses, tutorial and quizzes over math, science, reading, history and more! Khan Academy features self-paced courses that allow learners to study what they want to work on.
Yale Open Courses
Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.