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Open Source Does Not Mean Free. Moodle Anyone?

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I constantly come across clients who seem to be very impressed by the free tag that Moodle comes with. It is both disappointing and funny at the same time. What clients fail to realize, initially at least, is that there’s no such thing as ‘free lunch’ And there will never be. I think clients falsely […].

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Open Source is Not Cheap, Leave Alone Free

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We’ve known this all along that Open Source is never cheap, leave alone free. We keep meeting prospects who are considering Moodle as their first LMS. In an attempt to advise our clients to choose an Open Source LMS after doing proper home-work, we have written these articles: The Real Cost of Free (Open Source) LMS.

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The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS!

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Moodle is a good LMS with which has grown over the years and offers a host of functionality and features that are very useful to have in an LMS. Add to it the fact that its open source which makes it free to use, has made it very popular. So what is a real cost of a free (open source) LMS? Nothing else!

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eLearning: Interesting Weekly Finds #16

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A mobile moodle for iPhone. – It’s finally ready and the launch imminent, Moodle provides a iPhone app to access moodle resources. Open source, the code will be released shortly. Tags: Weekly Finds DGBL Game Based Learning Mobile Moodle Mobile Moodle for iPhone. Keep an eye out for this one.

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April 2010 Monthly Roundup: 10 Most Popular Posts

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The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS! Debates if Moodle or any other open source LMS is really free. Read it to find out what all costs one needs to consider when comparing Open Source with a Commercial LMS. Lists good tutorials and blogs on ActionScript 3.0 from around the web.

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eLearning: Interesting Weekly Finds #8

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Disney Ptex library goes Open Source. Disney Ptex library has been released as open source under the BSD license. Chamilo – this is a new open source LMS that may become an alternative to Moodle in the future.