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Open source solutions are improving how students learn—and how instructors teach—in communities around the world. Read the fascinating and inspiring stories we've collected about how open source is influencing education at all levels.

5 open source alternatives to MATLAB

If you're looking for scientific computing software, but can't afford the leading proprietary solution, check out these open source options.

Jason Baker (Red Hat) Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 01 May 2021 4642 votes 44 comments

Teach anyone how to code with Hedy

Hedy is a new programming language designed specifically for teaching people to code.

Joshua Allen Holm (Correspondent) 06 Apr 2021 90 votes 2 comments

5 useful Moodle plugins to engage students

Use plugins to give your e-learning platform new capabilities that motivate students.

Sergey Zarubin 05 Mar 2021 89 votes 1 comment

How open source provides students with real-world experience

Contributing to open source gives students the real-world experience required to land a good job.

Laura Novich 13 Feb 2021 89 votes 2 comments

How to teach open source beyond business

The Beyond program connects future talents in the tech industry with open source culture.

Irit Goihman (Red Hat) 31 Jan 2021 73 votes

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4 ways open source transformed education in 2020

Open source tools fueled innovation in teaching and learning in 2020, as schools moved online to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Don Watkins (Correspondent) 25 Dec 2020 75 votes 3 comments

A web-native approach to open source scientific publishing

The open access eLife journal introduces Executable Research Articles, enabling authors to publish more transparent, interactive, and reproducible research.

Nokome Bentley Giuliano Maciocci 06 Nov 2020 88 votes 1 comment

Teach a virtual class with Moodle on Linux

Teach school remotely with the Moodle learning management system on Linux.

Don Watkins (Correspondent) 14 Oct 2020 90 votes 6 comments

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