| With the coming of computers and the
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| | Prior to the coming into being of the
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| internet reaching to almost every nook
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| | Sakai CLE, the Sakai Project was
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| and corner, communicating to any part of
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| | initiated by the Mellon Foundation. The
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| the world, across geographical
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| | various educational institutions which
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| boundaries, beyond continents is no more
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| | played a dominant role in the inception
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| a difficult proposition. This is how the
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| | of the Sakai Project and which have
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| internet has facilitated the growth and
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| | thereby developed extensive course
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| development of online education which
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| | management systems include Stanford
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| involves various online courses designed
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| | University , Indiana University,
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| by various institutes and on the
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| | University of Michigan , Massachusetts
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| completion of each course, online degrees
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| | Institute of Technology. Recently,
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| are awarded to the successful candidates.
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| | University of Virginia has also decided
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| It is necessary to point out that online
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| | to introduce Sakai .
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| education depends primarily upon the
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| | The Sakai software system possesses the
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| close interaction between the tutors and
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| | various common features that are present
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| th students online and for this purpose
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| | in the course management systems. These
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| there are various significant software
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| | include chats, wiki, online assessments
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| tools which have been devised to aid in
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| | and gradebooks, RSS reader and uploading
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| effective course management online. These
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| | facilities of assignments. The Sakai
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| applications can be referred to as
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| | Foundation is a non-profit organization
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| Learning Management Systems, Virtual
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| | which boats of a huge and growing
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| Learning Environments and Course
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| | membership of educational institutions
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| Management Systems. Sakai refers to a
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| | which come together in order to
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| conglomeration of educational
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| | facilitate the spread of education and
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| institutions, individuals and commercial
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| | research online and it is possible for
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| organizations which work for the
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| | the various members to benefit from the
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| development of a Collaboration and
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| | software applications of Sakai . However,
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| Learning Environment to CLE. The Sakai
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| | it is necessary to point out in this case
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| CLE is a free and open source software
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| | that it is not necessary for one to be a
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| based on Java and is circulated under the
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| | user of the Sakai software applications
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| authority of the Educational Community
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| | in order to be a member of the Sakai
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| License, aiding considerably in the
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| | foundation. The main purpose of the
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| imparting of knowledge through online
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| | foundation is to ensure the spread of
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| education. This educational learning
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| | knowledge through the use of better
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| software platform is used commonly used
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| | software applications which will aid the
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| by the various educational institutions
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| | interaction between the tutors and
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| offering online educational courses.
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| | students considerably.
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