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edX Newsletter - 16 new edX courses launching over the next 4 weeks.
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May and June are shaping up to be busy months. We have 17 courses starting over the next six weeks in everything from Introduction to the Music Business and Natural Disasters to Introduction to Computer Science and Programming and Exoplanets. Start learning with your friends today. Help spread the word about edX — share using the links below!
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Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
McGillX
This course examines the science behind different types of natural disasters and our ability or inability to control and predict such events.
Starts: May 28, 2014 - Learn More
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Financial Programming and Policies
Financial Programming and Policies, Part 1
IMFx
A course on the macroeconomic accounts, their interrelationships, and the analysis...
Starts: June 2, 2014 - Learn More
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Tangible Things
Tangible Things
HarvardX
Discover new ways of looking at, organizing, and interpreting tangible things in your own environment.
Starts: June 2, 2014 - Learn More
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Elements of Structures
Elements of Structures
MITx
A first course on statics and on the mechanical behavior of structural elements.
Starts: June 3, 2014  - Learn More
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Genomics Medicine Gets Personal
Genomic Medicine Gets Personal
GeorgetownX
This course will provide an introduction to genomic medicine and a better understanding of the issues associated with personal genomic...

Starts: June 4, 2014 - Learn More
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Positive Behavior Support for Young Children
Positive Behavior Support for Young Children
UWashingtonX
The evidence-based models to promote social-emotional development for young children.
Starts: June 4, 2014 - Learn More
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Vocal Recording Technology
Vocal Recording Technology
BerkleeX
Explore approaches and emerging innovations in vocal production, recording, and mixing.
Started: May 26, 2014 - Learn More
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Introduction to Music Business
Introduction to the Music Business
BerkleeX
This course will survey key aspects of an evolving industry from recording, publishing, and distribution to legal issues confronting music...

Starts: May 27, 2014 - Learn More
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Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics
Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics
BUx
An introduction to sabermetrics, baseball analytics, data science, the R Language...

Starts: May 29, 2014 - Learn More
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Introduction to Statistics: Inference
Introduction to Statistics: Inference
UCBerkeleyX
An introduction to statistical ideas and methods commonly used to make valid conclusions based on data from random samples.

Starts: June 2, 2014 - Learn More
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Tangible Things —Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You
Quantitative Biology Workshop
MITx
A workshop-style introduction to tools used in biological research. Discover how to analyze data using computational methods.

Starts: June 10, 2014 - Learn More
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Engineering Software as a Service, Part 2
Engineering Software as a Service, Part 2
UCBerkeleyX
CS169.2x teaches sophisticated SaaS+Agile skills, such as working with legacy code...
Starts: June 10, 2014 - Learn More
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Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
MITx
6.00.1x is an introduction to computer science as a tool to solve real-world analytical problems.
Starts: June 11, 2014 - Learn More
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