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    <div class="description">The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller.</div>
        
    
	
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                <thead><tr><th>Values expected to be one of these types</th></tr></thead>
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    <a href="/Organization"  
        class="core" title="Organization">Organization</a><br/>
                    
                
                    
                        
    
    
    <a href="/Person"  
        class="core" title="Person">Person</a>
                    
                
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    <a href="/CreativeWork"  
        class="core" title="CreativeWork">CreativeWork</a><br/>
                    
                
                    
                        
    
    
    <a href="/EducationalOccupationalProgram"  
        class="ext ext-pending" title="EducationalOccupationalProgram">EducationalOccupationalProgram</a><br/>
                    
                
                    
                        
    
    
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    <a href="/Reservation"  
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    <a href="/Trip"  
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&lt;body&gt;
&lt;!-- A MOOC created by an Institution, offered through a MOOC platform, with named instructor --&gt;
&lt;!-- Based on https://www.coursera.org/course/datascitoolbox --&gt;

&lt;main&gt;
  &lt;h1&gt;The Data Scientist&#39;s Toolbox&lt;/h1&gt;
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    Johns Hopkins University
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        &lt;p&gt;Jeff Leek, PhD&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;div&gt;Associate Professor, Biostatistics&lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;div&gt;Bloomberg School of Public Health &lt;/div&gt;
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  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_(HTML)">Microdata</a> embedded in HTML.</div>
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No Microdata
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  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa">RDFa</a> embedded in HTML.</div>
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&lt;body vocab=&#34;https://schema.org/&#34;&gt;
&lt;!-- A MOOC created by an Institution, offered through a MOOC platform, with named instructor --&gt;
&lt;!-- Based on https://www.coursera.org/course/datascitoolbox --&gt;

&lt;main typeof=&#34;Course&#34;&gt;
  &lt;h1 property=&#34;name&#34;&gt;The Data Scientist&#39;s Toolbox&lt;/h1&gt;
  &lt;h2 property=&#34;provider&#34; typeof=&#34;EducationalOrganization&#34;&gt;
    &lt;span property=&#34;name&#34;&gt;Johns Hopkins University&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;h2&gt;About this Course&lt;/h2&gt;
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    &lt;meta property=&#34;courseMode&#34; content=&#34;online&#34; /&gt;
    &lt;span rel=&#34;offers&#34; typeOf=&#34;Offer&#34;&gt;
      &lt;meta property=&#34;price&#34; content=&#34;0&#34; /&gt;
      &lt;meta property=&#34;offeredBy&#34; content=&#34;Coursera&#34;&gt;
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    &lt;h2  &gt;Instructors&lt;/h2&gt;
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      &lt;a property=&#34;url&#34; href=&#34;http://example.org/instructor/~315&#34; &gt;
        &lt;p  property=&#34;name&#34;&gt;Jeff Leek, PhD&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;div property=&#34;jobTitle&#34; &gt;Associate Professor, Biostatistics&lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;div  property=&#34;worksFor&#34; &gt;Bloomberg School of Public Health &lt;/div&gt;
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  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD">JSON-LD</a> in a HTML script tag.</div>
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&lt;script type=&#34;application/ld+json&#34;&gt;
{
  &#34;@context&#34;: &#34;https://schema.org/&#34;,
  &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Course&#34;,
  &#34;hasCourseInstance&#34;: {
    &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;CourseInstance&#34;,
    &#34;courseMode&#34;: [
      &#34;MOOC&#34;,
      &#34;online&#34;
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    &#34;instructor&#34;: {
      &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Person&#34;,
      &#34;jobTitle&#34;: &#34;Associate Professor, Biostatistics&#34;,
      &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Jeff Leek, PhD&#34;,
      &#34;url&#34;: {&#34;@id&#34;: &#34;http://example.org/instructor/~315&#34;},
      &#34;worksFor&#34;: &#34;Bloomberg School of Public Health &#34;
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      &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Offer&#34;,
      &#34;offeredBy&#34;: &#34;Coursera&#34;,
      &#34;price&#34;: &#34;0&#34;
    }
  },
  &#34;name&#34;: &#34;The Data Scientist&#39;s Toolbox&#34;,
  &#34;provider&#34;: {
    &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;EducationalOrganization&#34;,
    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Johns Hopkins University&#34;
  }
}
&lt;/script&gt;
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    &#34;courseMode&#34;: [
      &#34;MOOC&#34;,
      &#34;online&#34;
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    &#34;instructor&#34;: {
      &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Person&#34;,
      &#34;jobTitle&#34;: &#34;Associate Professor, Biostatistics&#34;,
      &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Jeff Leek, PhD&#34;,
      &#34;url&#34;: {&#34;@id&#34;: &#34;http://example.org/instructor/~315&#34;},
      &#34;worksFor&#34;: &#34;Bloomberg School of Public Health &#34;
    },
    &#34;offers&#34;: {
      &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Offer&#34;,
      &#34;offeredBy&#34;: &#34;Coursera&#34;,
      &#34;price&#34;: &#34;0&#34;
    }
  },
  &#34;name&#34;: &#34;The Data Scientist&#39;s Toolbox&#34;,
  &#34;provider&#34;: {
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    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Johns Hopkins University&#34;
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&lt;body&gt;
&lt;!--A Bachellor&#39;s programme provided by a University, referencing the course code--&gt;
&lt;!--based on http://search.ucas.com/course/summary/463149/physics --&gt;
    &lt;div&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Physics&lt;/h2&gt;
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            &lt;a href=&#34;/provider/324/university-of-bristol&#34;&gt;
                &lt;span&gt;University of Bristol&lt;/span&gt;
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            Course code: F300
        &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/body&gt;
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<div class="ds-tab eg-0338 microdata">
  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_(HTML)">Microdata</a> embedded in HTML.</div>
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No Microdata
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  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa">RDFa</a> embedded in HTML.</div>
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&lt;body vocab=&#34;https://schema.org/&#34;&gt;
&lt;!--A Bachellor&#39;s programme provided by a University, referencing the course code--&gt;
&lt;!--based on http://search.ucas.com/course/summary/463149/physics --&gt;
    &lt;div typeof=&#34;Course&#34;&gt;
        &lt;h2 property=&#34;name&#34;&gt;Physics&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;div property=&#34;provider&#34; typeOf=&#34;CollegeOrUniversity&#34;&gt;
            &lt;a property=&#34;url&#34; href=&#34;/provider/324/university-of-bristol&#34;&gt;
                &lt;span property=&#34;name&#34;&gt;University of Bristol&lt;/span&gt;
            &lt;/a&gt;
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            Course code &lt;span property=&#34;courseCode&#34;&gt;F300&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/body&gt;
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  <div class="ds-tab-note" >Example encoded as <a class="ds-tab-note" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD">JSON-LD</a> in a HTML script tag.</div>
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&lt;script type=&#34;application/ld+json&#34;&gt;
{
  &#34;@context&#34;: &#34;https://schema.org/&#34;,
  &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Course&#34;,
  &#34;courseCode&#34;: &#34;F300&#34;,
  &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Physics&#34;,
  &#34;provider&#34;: {
    &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;CollegeOrUniversity&#34;,
    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;University of Bristol&#34;,
    &#34;url&#34;: {&#34;@id&#34;: &#34;/provider/324/university-of-bristol&#34;}
  }
}
&lt;/script&gt;
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  &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;Course&#34;,
  &#34;courseCode&#34;: &#34;F300&#34;,
  &#34;name&#34;: &#34;Physics&#34;,
  &#34;provider&#34;: {
    &#34;@type&#34;: &#34;CollegeOrUniversity&#34;,
    &#34;name&#34;: &#34;University of Bristol&#34;,
    &#34;url&#34;: {&#34;@id&#34;: &#34;/provider/324/university-of-bristol&#34;}
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