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  • Educators
  • Course Operators
  • Site Operators
    • Site Operators: Quick Start
    • Site Operators: How-tos
    • Site Operators: Concepts
    • Site Operators: References
  • Developers
  • Documentators

Quick Starts

  • Educators: Build a Course
  • Course Operators: Run a Course
  • Site Operators: Set up Open edX
  • Developers: Contribute to Open edX
    • Quick Start: First Open edX Pull Request
  • Documentors: First Documentation PR

What's New

  • For Educators
  • For Course Operators
  • For Site Operators
  • For Developers

Educators: Build an Open edX Course

  • Quickstarts
  • How-tos
    • Create a Course
    • Add Course Creators
    • Schedule a Course
    • Create the Course About Page
    • Set Up Course Prerequisites
    • Set Up Certificates
    • Open the Course Outline
    • Create a Section
    • Create a Subsection
    • Add the Course Structure
    • Add Units to the Outline
    • Reorganize the Course Outline
    • Delete Content
    • Add Written Content
    • Add an Image
    • Manage Course Files
    • Prepare Videos
    • Set Up a Hosting Service
    • Create a Video
    • Get a Video Transcript
    • Add a Transcript in Another Language
    • Add a YouTube Video
    • Enable Video and Transcript Downloads
    • Add a Checkbox Problem
    • Add a Dropdown Problem
    • Add a Multiple Choice Problem
    • Add a Numerical Input Problem
    • Add a Text Input Problem
    • Add a Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
    • Add a Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
    • Add a Math Expression Input Problem
    • Add an Open Response Assessment
    • Create Course-Wide Discussion Topics
    • Create Content-Specific Discussion Topics
    • Allow Anonymous Discussion Posts
    • Set Release Dates
    • Publish Content
    • Hide Content from Learners
    • Set Up Content Groups
    • Set Access Restrictions on a Unit
    • Set Access Restrictions on a Component
    • Set the Grading Policy
    • Set a Subsection to be Graded
    • Add a Course Page
    • Reorder Course Pages
    • Hide a Course Page
    • Preview Draft Content
    • View Your Course
    • View Your Course as a Learner
    • Beta Test Your Course
  • Concepts
  • Reference
    • Complex Problem Types
    • Course Dates
    • Course Pacing
    • Course Sections
    • Course Subsections
    • Course Units
    • Simple Problem Types
    • User Roles

Course Operators: Run Open edX

  • Quickstarts
  • How-tos
  • Concepts
  • References

Site Operators: Set Up Open edX

  • Quickstarts
  • How-tos
  • Concepts
  • Reference

Software Developers: Enhance the Open edX Platform

  • Quickstarts
    • Quick Start: First Open edX Pull Request
  • How-tos
  • Concepts
    • Backend Layout and Approach
    • Platform Overview
  • Reference
    • Tools for Maintainers

Documentors: Enhancing Documentation

  • Quickstarts
    • Quick Start: First Documentation PR
    • Quick Start: Add Documentation Through Github
    • Quick Start: Update Doc Through GitHub
  • How-tos
    • Add Documentation via Github
    • Update A Doc via GitHub
  • Concepts
    • Documentation Content Types
    • Documentation Audiences
  • References
    • Documentation Checklist
    • Getting Started
    • Add Links in a Topic
    • Documentation Templates
    • Sample Document with Errors
    • Quick Reference: Writing RST
  • Decisions
    • 1. Purpose of this Repo
    • 2. Choosing RST
    • 3. Documentation Layout

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  • 1. Purpose of this Repo
  • 2. Choosing RST
  • 3. Documentation Layout

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