Most online classes are writing-intensive. Virtual teachers want to make sure that their students have digested the course material. It may be easy for distance learners to peek at a textbook during a non-proctored multiple choice exam. But, it's not so simple to fudge one's way through a specific essay assignment.

If you're drowning in essay assignments from your online classes, check out the Open Education Database's list of 150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively.

There are websites to help you find information, organize your ideas, cite your sources, improve your grammar, and more.