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AI in Moodle LMS: what can it do and how to enable it for your Moodle site.

Moodle LMS 4.5 saw over 250 new features and improvements including the introduction of the AI subsystem. The AI subsystem allows organisations to choose if, how and where they want to integrate AI tools into their Moodle site, keeping with one of the core strengths of the Moodle product – flexibility.
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In Open Source software ‘free’ stands for freedom, not price.

‘What does Open Source even mean?’ is a common question. Apart from the word ‘free’ associated with open source software, which comes with its own associations such as ‘lower quality’, not many people we speak to about this, can recap why OS may be a suitable choice for their company.
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Learning Catalogue in Moodle Workplace: your team will love you for it.

Moodle Workplace 4.4 version comes with many exciting features. One that many of our clients have been waiting for is the Learning (Course) Catalogue. The Learning Catalogue offers many benefits resulting in a more effective and engaging workplace learning experience. Let's have a look at some of them.
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Reengagement plugin for Moodle – keep your students on track.

We have discussed the Moodle Reengagement plugin on numerous occasions and on our blog. Given how much interest it’s been generating more recently and with more of our clients asking about it, we decided to unpack it a little further and give it its own light.
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Maximise your L&D efforts with Moodle Workplace.

The planning and implementation of Learning and Development (L&D) in the workplace is a big task. The responsibilities of L&D Managers are many and varied. Can the right choice of workplace LMS help?

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