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Canvas Free-for-Teacher

  • Website: https://www.instructure.com/canvas/try-canvas

  • Best For: Secondary, collegiate, homeschool educators

  • Cost: Completely free

  • Notes: Limited to individual teachers; institutions may need a paid plan. Offers course creation, assignments, discussions, and grading tools.

Google Classroom

  • Website: https://classroom.google.com/

  • Best For: Primary, secondary, homeschool

  • Cost: Completely free

  • Notes: Requires a Google account; offers assignments, grading, and collaboration tools.

MoodleCloud Free Plan

  • Website: https://moodlecloud.com/app/en/

  • Best For: Primary, secondary, small classes, homeschool

  • Cost:

  • Free Plan: Supports up to 50 users and 200 MB storage

  • Paid Plans: Start at around $110/year for more users and storage

  • Notes: Hosted solution of Moodle; upgrading increases user capacity and storage.

Chamilo

  • Website: https://chamilo.org/

  • Best For: Secondary, collegiate, career/upskill

  • Cost: Free software

  • Notes: Open-source LMS; self-hosting may have associated hosting costs. Features include course management, skill tracking, and certification.

ILIAS

  • Website: https://www.ilias.de/en

  • Best For: Collegiate, career/upskill

  • Cost: Free software

  • Notes: Open-source LMS; self-hosting may have hosting costs. Features include SCORM-compliance, assessment tools, and collaboration features.

Open edX

  • Website: https://open.edx.org/

  • Best For: Collegiate, advanced secondary students, career/upskill

  • Cost: Free software

  • Notes: Open-source platform; requires technical expertise to self-host. Hosting costs apply. Features include course authoring, analytics, and scalability

Edmodo

  • Website: https://new.edmodo.com/

  • Best For: Primary, secondary, homeschool

  • Cost: Completely free

  • Notes: Free for teachers and students; offers classroom management, assignments, and communication tools. Premium services available for schools/districts.

Moodle

  • Website: https://moodle.org/

  • Best For: Secondary, collegiate, homeschool

  • Cost: Free software

  • Notes: Open-source LMS; self-hosting requires a server, which may incur hosting costs. Offers course creation, user management, plugins, and extensive customization.

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