<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear list members,</div><div><br></div><div>With profuse apologies for any cross-posting.</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to alert you all to a new introductory video that is now online for the Open Science MOOC: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwGliIyAZs&">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwGliIyAZs&</a></div><div><br></div><div>
<span><span id="ember2915" class="ember-view"><span>This video will help to answer a key question: Why is Open Source Software important for you and your research?</span></span></span> It provides a surprisingly human introduction to the pilot module on open research software and open source, and stars <span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Peter Murray-Rust, Heidi Seibold, Konrad Förstner, Anna Kostikova, Ina Smith and Abby Cabunoc Mayes </span><a target="_self" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/topic/?keywords=%23OpenHeroes" id="ember2926" class="gmail-hashtag-link ember-view"><span dir="ltr" id="ember2927" class="gmail-hashtag-a11y ember-view"></span></a></span></span><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span dir="ltr" id="ember2927" class="gmail-hashtag-a11y ember-view"><span>#</span><span class="gmail-hashtag-a11y__name">OpenHeroes</span></span><br></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Just as a quick reminder, the MOOC is:</span></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Totally free for anyone to participate</span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Based on openly licensed content (which means all of it can be re-used outside the MOOC platform itself too)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Certified upon completion</span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Developed completely in the open and volunteer-driven<br></span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>More of a peer-to-peer learning community than a unidirectional 'course'</span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Available online here: <a href="https://eliademy.com/catalog/oer/module-5-open-research-software-and-open-source.html">https://eliademy.com/catalog/oer/module-5-open-research-software-and-open-source.html</a> (an open source platform, of course)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><span>Not run on the Blockchain<br></span></span></span></li></ul><div>If anyone has any questions, comments, or would like to know more about any of this, please do get in touch! We're, er, open for feedback.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's to an Open future!</div><div><br></div><div>Jon<br></div></div><div><span><span id="ember2923" class="ember-view"><a target="_self" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/topic/?keywords=%23OpenHeroes" id="ember2926" class="gmail-hashtag-link ember-view"><span dir="ltr" id="ember2927" class="gmail-hashtag-a11y ember-view"><span class="gmail-hashtag-a11y__name"></span></span></a></span></span></div>
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