Open University
www.open.ac.uk
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UK's largest university for part-time higher education, offering
supported open
learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications
in many subjects.
OU Database of UK Distance Learning Courses
www-icdl.open.ac.uk/courses
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One of the OU's information services is an extensive database
of UK courses and programmes taught by distance learning.
The database contains over 5,000 learning opportunities from
more than 300 providers covering the whole spectrum from secondary
to postgraduate, sewing to dentistry.
The National Extension College
www.nec.ac.uk
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The National Extension College (NEC) was set up over 40 years
ago as a charity to help people of all ages fit learning into
their lives.
Open College of Arts
www.oca-uk.com
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The Open College of Arts is a vibrant community of artists,
writers and designers, offering home-study courses to students
worldwide. The OCA is an open-access college and no formal
qualifications are required, there are no age limits and you
can enrol at any time of the year.
ICS
www.icslearn.co.uk
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The ICS courses allow people from all backgrounds to study
from home and in their own time to gain valuable qualifications,
which are essential when seeking employment or promotion
in the workplace.
Learndirect
www.learndirect.co.uk
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learndirect has been developed by Ufi (University for industry)
with a remit from government to provide high quality post-16
learning.
www.learningthroughwork.org
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Learning through Work website from learndirect offers people
an opportunity to individually tailor a route to a recognised
university-level qualification, using projects they complete
as part of their current role, so both the individual and
their organisation benefit.
Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
www.odlqc.org.uk
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ODL QC is the UK guardian of quality in open and distance
learning.
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