{"id":15,"date":"2016-12-31T03:58:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga103\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2016-12-31T03:58:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:58:46","slug":"course-aims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga103\/course-guide\/course-aims\/","title":{"rendered":"Course aims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\"><div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"aims\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga103\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Aims<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><b>English for academic writing<\/b> is a free micro Open Online Course (mOOC) designed for learners who want to polish their writing skills. 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