A new online free course providing an introduction to genealogy and family history is being offered by the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University and the State Library of North Carolina. A MOOC is a type of online course in which the learner can proceed at his or her own pace. Taneya Koonce writes more about it at this blog post, and full details of the course can be found at the registration site. The course is limited to 5000 enrollees, so sign up now!!