Free Online Courses

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"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education"
Mark Twain

If you've ever wondered how in the heck to set your camera's white balance (or even what the white balance is) This is a great FREE Course for Digital SLR Photography.

Want to follow in a great writer's footsteps? Start here with a free writing class.

There are two kinds of free online courses. Free online language courses - and everything else.

Mit Open Source

Knock me over with a feather, mate. I can't say enough good things about MIT's Open Source free online courses. Here are just a few samples of the goodies available free - to you:

*Aeronautics and Astronautics
*Anthropology
*Architecture
*Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
*Biological Engineering
*Biology
*Brain and Cognitive Sciences
*Chemical Engineering
*Chemistry
*Civil and Environmental Engineering
*Comparative Media Studies
*Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
*Economics
*Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
*Engineering Systems Division
*Experimental Study Group
*Foreign Languages and Literatures
*Health Sciences and Technology
*History
*Linguistics and Philosophy
*Literature
*Materials Science and Engineering
*Mathematics
*Mechanical Engineering
*Media Arts and Sciences
*Music and Theater Arts
*Nuclear Science and Engineering
*Physics
*Political Science
*Science, Technology, and Society
*Sloan School of Management
*Special Programs
*Urban Studies and Planning
*Women's Studies
*Writing and Humanistic Studies

I've been addicted the Teaching Company ever since they started sending out those highly enticing catalogs featuring the BEST college instructors across the nation. Sign up for their newsletter and occasionally get free downloads.

The Small Business Administration is going to educate you for free. You can't argue with free. I'm listing the categories of the courses they have available, but this is by no means the end... it's like a free MBA in a box...

SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
FEDERAL TAX TRAINING
RISK MANAGEMENT & CYBER SECURITY
E-COMMERCE
MARKETING & ADVERTISING
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FINANCING & ACCOUNTING
STARTING A BUSINESS
BUSINESS PLANNING

This is an interesting little dealy-bob -- I followed the link to Professional/Dental and found a free CE course about root canals. Just in case you were thinking about performing an emergency, outback root canal and all you had was a swiss army knife, your mobi with a satellite connection and a suffering patient willing to try anything. It could happen! Now you know where to go to find out what to do when the patient grabs your make-shift drill and comes running after you - dentists handle this all the time - it's one of the first things covered in dental school. It's called root rage. JMTUBTW.

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association free course page. Learn about Mountain Flying, Weather, Runway Safety, Propeller and Prop maintenance.