The club does have loaner telescopes for members and many knowledgeable people who can help with questions about this hobby. The club has speakers on various subjects at every meeting. Viewing sessions are held after the meeting with weather permitting.Where MOOC 1.0 was built on the notion of open educational resources, MOOC 2.0 focused on a more topdown video lecture format. The term "open" is a bit of a misnomer, referring mainly to open enrollment. For the most part, ownership of course content and platform design was maintained and protected by course developers, therefore allowing them to monetize their intellectual property in some manner.

There's a catch: To take advantage of inflation as a debtor, you have to stop borrowing, because new debt will typically come at a much higher interest rate. So lining up your spending with your revenue is a good way to prepare for the arrival of inflation. If that alone happened in 2013, it might turn out to be a pretty