Note: If you access OpenSesame through a window in a learning platform, log in to your platform, open the integration, then make any purchases there.

If your organization has modest training needs, you can use the OpenSesame marketplace to purchase:

• Up to 100 subscription seats for OpenSesame Plus Complete.
• Up to 1000 standard seats for an individual course.

For all other needs, please request a quote and we’ll contact you promptly.

 

Before you begin:

• Create a free OpenSesame account and log in.
• Decide between the three license types.
• If you need visibility or reporting on your learners’ activity, purchase and deliver all seats from your account. (If a learner creates an account and purchases their own license, their activity is private.)
• If your learners need to retake the same course every year, such as for recertification or compliance, contact our Support team to update a setting in your account.

When anyone launches a course for the first time, they’re assigned a unique seat. So if you have 20 learners and an administrator who tests courses, plan for 21 seats.

 

In this guide:

• Purchase OpenSesame Plus Complete seats
  
  • First purchase
  • Add seats
• Purchase Volume seats
  
  • First purchase
  • Add seats
• Purchase Pay Per Use seats
  
• Purchase multiple license types
  • First purchase
  • Add seats
  • Add a license type

Purchase OpenSesame Plus Complete seats

OpenSesame Plus Complete is a subscription license and the most popular option. It renews monthly or annually.

Each seat provides a learner:

• Unlimited access to the OpenSesame Plus subscription catalog: 40,000+ courses from over 100 top publishers.
• Unlimited course relaunches or retakes while their seat is active.

OpenSesame’s curation experts update the subscription catalog daily and add new publishers regularly. For more information, see which courses are in OpenSesame Plus.

First subscription purchase

Note: If you already have a different license type, see Purchase multiple license types.

Log in to your OpenSesame account and visit the OpenSesame Plus subscription page. Select an annual or monthly subscription:

Note: If you access OpenSesame through a window in a learning platform, log in to your platform, open the integration, and then visit the page.

Select a number of seats and click Add to Cart:

If you change the number of seats in the cart, click Update to apply the change:

When you’re ready to purchase, click Checkout. If you aren’t logged in, you’ll be asked to log in.

Enter your billing information in the secure checkout page. Recurring charges are necessary for an ongoing subscription:

Subscriptions automatically renew for another term when the current term expires. This prevents interruptions to learner access. When you enter a new term:

• The subscription renews and charges the credit card on file.
• A new entry appears in the Order History tab. (More information on this tab in a moment.)
• If you decide not to renew, please contact us for assistance before the current term expires and a new term begins. (If you want to delete your account, which removes your login access and all historical data, see How to close an account.)

When finished, click Complete Purchase, and the annual or monthly subscription begins.

Your dashboard appears with the number of available subscription seats. The number updates as learners launch their first course and occupy seats:

The dashboard’s OpenSesame Plus tab starts out empty. Any subscription course appears after the first learner launches it. (For more on delivery, see OpenSesame’s course delivery options.)

To review earlier purchases, select the Order History tab:

For full details on an order, click its number.

As mentioned, an ongoing subscription has recurring charges. These happen annually or monthly, depending on which option you chose.

Add more subscription seats

To purchase additional seats, return to the subscription page and repeat the preceding steps. To reach that page from your dashboard, click the OpenSesame Plus Manage button:

Click Add Seats:

This navigates to the subscription page, where you can select the number of seats, add them to your cart, and then check out.

The cost of additional seats is proportional to the time that remains in the subscription’s term.

• For example: If you purchase an annual subscription then add seats after 3 months, the new seats are priced for the remaining 9 months.

When you complete the purchase, the number of remaining seats increases.

Purchase Volume seats

Volume is the standard non-subscription license. It lasts for 12 months from the date of purchase, and each course is licensed individually.

Volume seats:

• Have an automatic discount when you purchase a larger number of seats for a single course.
• Can be purchased for any course in our catalog, with the exception of the TED@Work bundle.
• Can be relaunched by learners as often as needed during the 12-month time.

To find all available courses, visit the OpenSesame catalog and turn off the OpenSesame Plus toggle:

For a guide to searching, see How to use our course catalog’s search tools.

First Volume purchase

Note: If you already have a different license type, see Purchase multiple license types.

Log in to your OpenSesame account, then use the search bar to locate a course in the catalog. Click the course title to visit the course page, and click Buy Now:

Note: If the button says Deliver Course, you already have a license. To add seats of the same type, use the Buy More Seats link next to the button. Otherwise, see Purchase multiple license types.
If you use a tablet, mobile device, or narrow browser window, the button is at the end of the page.

Locate the Volume Purchase option and click its Add to Cart button:

A new window appears with discount levels. Add any number of seats up to 1000, then click Add to Cart:

If you change the number of seats in your cart, click Update to apply the change:

If you need more than one course, you can keep browsing and adding to the cart. When you’re ready to purchase, click Checkout. If you aren’t logged in, you’ll be asked to log in.

Enter your billing information in the secure checkout page:

When finished, click Complete Purchase, and the 12-month term begins.

Your dashboard appears. Volume Purchase courses and their available seats are in the Purchased Courses tab:

After you deliver a course to learners, the Remaining number updates as each learner launches the course and occupies a seat.

• If you use CourseCloud Legacy, learners occupy seats when you send their invitations.
• For more on course delivery, see OpenSesame’s course delivery options.

To review earlier purchases, select the Order History tab:

For full details on an order, click its number.

Add more Volume seats

Volume seat licenses expire 12 months after their purchase date. If you purchase more seats, the new seats have their own 12-month term. When a new learner launches a course, they use the oldest available seat.

To add more Volume seats for a course, locate it in your dashboard and click the course title:

On the course page, click the Buy More Seats link next to the Deliver Course button:

Note: If Buy More Seats doesn’t appear, contact our Support team for assistance.

Locate the Volume Purchase option and click its Add to Cart button:

The window appears where you can select the number of seats, add them to your cart, and then continue to checkout. When you complete the purchase, the number of remaining seats increases.

Volume licenses expire 12 months after purchase, and learners who launch an expired course see an error. To check purchase dates, see the Order History tab.

Purchase Pay Per Use seats

Pay Per Use (PPU) is a non-subscription license. When a learner first launches a PPU course, that launch purchases their 12-month seat to the course. The full seat charge is deducted from a deposit, and there are no discounts.

Pay Per Use requires:

• A contract.
• An upfront deposit.
• Account configuration.

As a result, the first PPU purchase requires assistance.

• To learn more about this license type, contact our team.
• If your account is already configured for PPU, you can add courses to your PPU Library, then deliver them to learners.

Courses from the TED@Work bundle aren’t available as PPU licenses.

Purchase multiple license types

For some organizations, a combination of license types is the best option for their needs.

Before you continue, know that when you use multiple license types for the same course, each license has its own course package.

• The packages are otherwise identical, so it can be difficult to tell them apart.
• If you use a learning platform that allows tags or editing, if you use multiple license types for the same course, we recommend labeling each package.

First multi-license purchase

Note: If you want a Pay Per Use (PPU) license and your account isn’t configured for PPU, contact us for a contract and configuration before you proceed.

If you don’t have any licenses in your account, you can add both a Volume license and an OpenSesame Plus subscription license to your shopping cart.

1. Follow the earlier OpenSesame Plus Complete steps or Volume steps to add the first license type to your cart.
2. Don’t complete the purchase.
3. Follow the earlier steps for the second license type to add it to your cart.
4. When both license types are in your cart and you don’t have more Volume courses to add, click the Checkout button.
5. Complete the purchase.

Add more seats

If you have multiple license types for a course, the steps for adding seats depend on the license type.

• For more OpenSesame Plus Complete seats, log in, then visit the subscription page.
• For more Volume seats, if a Buy More Seats option doesn’t appear on the course’s page, contact our Support team for assistance.
• For Pay Per Use, seats aren’t purchased in advance. When a course is in your PPU Library, you can deliver it to as many learners as you need.

Add a new license type

If you already have an OpenSesame Plus or Volume license and want to add another type, please contact our Support team for assistance.

If you only have Pay Per Use (PPU) licenses, you can add an OpenSesame Plus license, a Volume license, or both if they’re purchased at the same time:

1. Visit a course page.
2. Click its Add to Library button to visit its purchasing page.
   
   • If the button says Deliver Course, you already have a PPU license.
   • In that case, click Buy More Seats next to the button.
3. If the course isn’t in your PPU Library and you want a PPU license, click the Add to Library button on the purchasing page.
4. Locate the OpenSesame Plus or Volume Purchase option and click its button. If you want both:
   
   • Start with Volume Purchase.
   • When the course appears in your cart, click its title to return to the purchasing page, then select OpenSesame Plus.
5. When you don’t have more Volume courses to add to your cart, click the Checkout button.
6. Complete the purchase.

If you experience any trouble, contact us! We’re here to assist.

 

If you have further questions, our Support team is here to help at support@opensesame.com or via live chat and phone. Reach us at (503) 808-1268, ext. 2 (U.S.) or +44 203 744 5541 (Europe).