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Add Educators how-to for CCX
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‎source/educators/how-tos/enable_ccx.rst‎

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.. _Create a Custom Course CCX:
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Create a Custom Course (CCX)
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.. tags:: educator, how-to
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A custom course (CCX) lets you reuse existing course content for a new group
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of learners on a different schedule. As a CCX coach, you select the content to
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include, enroll learners, set the schedule, and manage grading.
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.. note::
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Your site operations team will need to first :ref:`Enable CCX` on your
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Open edX instance before you can use this feature. Once enabled, a course
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admin must also enable CCX for the specific course in Studio Advanced
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Settings and assign you as the CCX coach.
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.. contents:: Steps
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.. note::
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A CCX can contain only content from an existing course. You cannot author
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new content within a CCX.
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Enable CCX for Your Course
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A course admin must enable CCX in Studio for the specific course before a CCX
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coach can be assigned. CCX is disabled at the course level by default.
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#. In Studio, open the course and select :guilabel:`Advanced Settings` from the
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**Settings** menu.
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#. Locate the ``Enable CCX`` key and set its value to ``true``.
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#. Select :guilabel:`Save Changes`.
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Add a CCX Coach
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A CCX requires exactly one CCX coach. Before assigning a coach, confirm that
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the person has registered an account in the LMS and enrolled in the course.
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#. In the LMS, select :guilabel:`Instructor`, then select
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:guilabel:`Membership`.
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#. In the **Course Team Management** section, open the **Select a course team
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role** dropdown and select **CCX Coaches**.
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#. Enter the coach's username or email address, then select
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:guilabel:`Add CCX Coach`.
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When the CCX coach next logs in, the :guilabel:`CCX Coach` tab will appear in
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the course navigation.
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.. note::
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The CCX Coach dashboard is not accessible to team members with the Admin or
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Staff roles.
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Create the Custom Course
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Once assigned as CCX coach, you can create a CCX from inside the original
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course.
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#. In the LMS, open the course and select the :guilabel:`CCX Coach` tab.
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#. Enter a name for your CCX.
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Choose a name that distinguishes this CCX from others based on the same
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course.
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#. Select :guilabel:`Coach a new Custom Course for edX`.
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You are redirected to the full CCX Coach Dashboard. To return to the CCX
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later, open the original course and select the :guilabel:`CCX Coach` tab.
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Configure the CCX Schedule
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The **Schedule** tab is where you select source course content to include in
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the CCX and set start and due dates for each unit.
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#. In the CCX Coach Dashboard, select the :guilabel:`Schedule` tab.
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#. Use the dropdown menus to browse the course content hierarchy and select
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items to include.
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- To include all source course content, select :guilabel:`Add All Units`.
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#. For each unit, set a start date and due date as needed. To edit dates after
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adding a unit, hover over the unit row in the content hierarchy.
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#. Select :guilabel:`Save Changes`.
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Enroll Learners
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#. In the CCX Coach Dashboard, select the :guilabel:`Enrollment` tab.
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#. Select :guilabel:`Student List Management` to add individual learners who
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already have platform accounts.
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#. To send email invitations to learners added through Batch Enrollment, select
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**Notify users by email**. Learners are automatically enrolled when they
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access the invitation link.
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View and Download Grades
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#. In the CCX Coach Dashboard, select the :guilabel:`Student Admin` tab.
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#. From this tab, you can view the gradebook or download learner grades.
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Modify the Grading Policy
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A CCX coach can adjust the grading policy inherited from the original course.
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.. warning::
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Modifying the grading policy incorrectly can make your CCX unusable. Only
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attempt this if you are confident you understand how your changes affect
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grading.
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#. In the CCX Coach Dashboard, select the :guilabel:`Grading Policy` tab.
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#. Edit the grading policy, which is in JSON format.
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#. Verify that the JSON is well-formed before selecting
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:guilabel:`Save Grading Policy`.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`Enable CCX` (site operators how-to)
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:ref:`Guide to Course Team Roles` (reference)
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**Maintenance chart**
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| Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation |
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|2026-04-09 | sarina | Ulmo | Pass |
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+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+

‎source/educators/navigation/advanced_features.rst‎

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‎source/site_ops/install_configure_run_guide/configuration/enable_ccx.rst‎

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To enable designated users to create custom courses (CCX) on your instance of
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Open edX, you must configure the ``server-vars.yml`` file in the Open edX platform.
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Course team instructions for configuring CCX can be found here: :ref:`Create a Custom Course CCX`
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|2026-04-09 | sarina | Ulmo (Tutor only) | Pass |
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