# Learning Management Systems (LMS)

**What is an LMS?**

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* A Learning Management System (LMS) is designed to manage educational resources and users such as students and instructors.
* LMS systems have been around for the last two decades and vary in features and licenses.
* LMS systems are used for schools, training centres, colleges, universities, corporates, and hospitals.

**Some open-source LMS systems**

* [Moodle](https://moodle.net/), [Opigno](https://www.opigno.org/), [Open edX](https://openedx.org/), [Sakai](https://www.sakailms.org/), [Chamilo](https://chamilo.org/en/), and [Forma LMS](https://formalms.org/) are some LMS systems.
* Each LMS system has its own features, advantages, and disadvantages.

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