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Open edX

a MOOC-type e-learning platform created in 2012 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard University
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Facts

11 properties
Instance of
learning management system, free software, open-source software[1][2]
Publication date
June 2013[21]
Official website
openedx.org[22]
Has use
educational technology[20]
Copyright license
AGPL 3.0[4]
Copyright status
copyrighted[27]
Depends on software
Django, SQLite, MongoDB, MySQL[23][24][25][26]
Maintained by
edX[3]
Programmed in
Python[5]
Social media followers
5.0k (5.0k–8.6k, n=3)[28][29][30]
Software version identifier
Aspen, Birch, Cypress, Dogwood, Ginkgo.1, Hawthorn.1, Ironwood.1, Birch.1, Birch.2, Dogwood.1, Dogwood.2, Dogwood.3, Eucalyptus.1, Eucalyptus.2, Eucalyptus.3, Ficus.1, Ficus.2, Ficus.3, Ficus.4, Ginkgo.2, Hawthorn.2, Ironwood.2, Juniper.1, Juniper.2, Juniper.3, Koa.1, Koa.2, Koa.3, Lilac.1, Lilac.2, Maple.1, Nutmeg.1, Nutmeg.2, Nutmeg.3, Olive.1, Redwood.1, Redwood.2, Redwood.3, Sumac.1, Sumac.2, Sumac.3, Teak.1, Teak.2, Ulmo.1, Ulmo.2, Ulmo.3, Verawood.1, Verawood.2[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en edx-platform en Open edX ar أوبن إيديكس fr edx-platform
🔖 Identifiers · 13
AlternativeTo software ID
open-edx
Facebook username
openedx
Free Software Directory entry
Open_edX
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g7czn38b
LinkedIn company or organization ID
openedx
Official blog URL
openedx.org
Quora topic ID
Open-edX
SILL software ID
209
Software Hash ID
swh:1:dir:a39e51765e85883da4510c503c5323d56f56e89e;origin=https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform;visit=swh:1:snp:a468887c3e105f8efdd46a9e8f9e1e2162f59a85;anchor=swh:1:rev:009dd30c698ed77d657afb2305dc5bd1ddd6a183
Subreddit
openedx
User manual URL
docs.openedx.org
X (Twitter) username
openedx, OpenEdX
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YouTube channel ID
UC_34jgoNjHfro2S1V_-wyOw

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🔗 Connections
Depends on software 3
MySQL, Django, MongoDB
Instance of 3
free software, open-source software, learning management system
Has use 1
educational technology
Maintained by 1
edX
Programmed in 1
Python
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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . open.edx.org. open.edx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . edx.org. edx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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