This course was developed by the Coalition for Open Access Publishing of Public Health in Africa (COPPHA) to explore the theory and practice of open publishing of preprints and open reviewing. This is a copy of the course which ran as a MOOC from January to March 2025, and is now published under a Creative Commons licence for self enrolment. The course covers:
- Principles and examples of Open Access publishing
- Theory and application of the Publish/Review/Curate model
- Preprints and how to upload to a repository
- The principles and practice of open peer review
A certificate will be issued to those who complete the course.