Listed here are some of the leading open source e-learning and course management software solutions.

Moodle
(www.moodle.org)

Moodle is a free open source Course Management System (CMS) that universities, community colleges, K–12 schools, businesses, and even individual instructors can use to provide their courses over the web. Moodle uses sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software (under the GNU Public License). More than 30,000 educational organizations around the world currently use Moodle to deliver online courses and to supplement traditional face-to-face courses. With Moodle you can create and manage content, Upload and share course materials, run quizzes, gather and review assignments, record grades, manage your class, quizzes, manage assignments, lessons, Grades and scales, surveys, etc. Additional features include: forums, chats and messaging, Wikis, Blogs, etc. Moodle is built using PHP and MySQL.

eFront
(www.efrontlearning.net)

eFront is an easy to use, visually attractive, SCORM compatible, eLearning and Human Capital Development system. It is suitable for both company and educational usage. eFront is not just an eLearning tool but a complete Human Capital Development system that tracks the total progress of humans inside an organization. In addition to its eLearning and course management infrastructure, there are several add-on tools like Surveys, Blogs, Calendar, File sharing etc that can help people inside an organization communicate and get organized. eFront is built upon PHP 5 and MySQL 5.

Online Learning and Training (OLAT)
(www.olat.org)

web-based open-source Learning Management System (LMS) based on Java using the MySQL database. OLAT uses cutting edge AJAX/Web 2.0 technology and supports eLearning standards such as SCORM, IMS Content Packaging or QTI.

gnuschool
(www.gnu.org/software/gnuschool/)

gnuschool, a GNU project, is a web-based Testing, Grading, and Attendance System for educators, students, and school administrators. Teachers can create, edit and manage tests, give makeup tests, search grades, view grades, take attendance, search attendance, arrange seating, and edit the way student information is displayed. Students can take tests and get instant test feedback. Administrators can take attendance, search class cuts, find tardiness to class, edit student information. gnuschool is built using PHP and MySQL.

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