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If you think of `LMSs <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Management_System>`_ such as Moodle, Sakai and Blackboard as the formal, structured side of e-learning, then Mahara is the social, reflective side. An LMS and an ePortfolio complement one another in an online learning environment.
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In particular, while Mahara's APIs are open to all, Mahara can integrate with Moodle natively to provide a streamlined user experience. Since Moodle 2.0 this is not only limited to SSO via MNet, but students are able to export assignments, blogs and much more straight into Mahara to use as artefacts -- which can then, of course, be placed into pages.
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What if Mahara does not support a feature I want?
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Mahara has been designed from the ground up to be an open, pluggable system. Creating new artefacts, authenticating against a custom system and much more can be implemented simply through writing a plugin that uses the appropriate core API. What this means is that it is free and easy for you to customise almost anything about Mahara to suit your needs -- and `paid support is available <http://www.mahara.org/partners>`_ through a network of Mahara Partners should you require it.
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Now you have a basic idea of what Mahara is, you could:
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Read the list of features that Mahara comes with.
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`Explore the demo <http://demo.mahara.org/>`_ or `download Mahara <https://launchpad.net/mahara/>`_ for yourself to play with.
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`Sign up to the mahara.org community <http://mahara.org/registration.php>`_ and begin asking questions and contributing in the `forums <http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/index.php?group=1>`_.
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