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Open LMS Overview

What is Open LMS?

Open LMS is a highly configurable learning management system (LMS) that scales to the goals of your organization. We help thousands of customers globally, from industry to higher education, by providing a familiar experience for learners, cutting-edge ecosystem tools, in-depth reporting and data, in-app authoring, learning pathways, and compliance training and reporting. As the world’s largest commercial provider of hosting and support services for the open-source Moodle™, supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open LMS helps organizations deliver great learning experiences without complexities. Open LMS is part of Learning Technologies Group plc’s award-winning group of specialist learning technology and talent management businesses. Learn more about Open LMS at www.openlms.net.

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Open LMS is the world’s largest open-source LMS provider. We leverage open-source software to deliver a highly effective, customized, and engaging learning experience.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

At Open LMS, one of the ways we support learning is via our commitment to open-source learning technology. We have one of the largest support teams within an online learning space around the world, working with you 24/7. Our experts are well versed in hosting services so you can leave the heavy lifting to us, letting you focus on maximizing the learning experience for your users! Additionally, with an extensive development roadmap, our developers are always making upgrades and improvements to meet your needs.


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Delaney P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great product!"
I love how customizable it is! It is so easy to add content and make it beautiful. The ease of use in creating new content or updating content has ...
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"eThink is a true partner in helping serve our learning community."
All of the people we have worked with care about us. They are genuinely interested in helping us provide the best possible experience for our Moodl...
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Sandra V.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
2.5 out of 5
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What do you like best about Open LMS?

The responsiveness of the employees to issues or concerns. They always go above and beyond when I reach out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

Some issues that are a bit more about the system itself than about eThink. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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eThink is wonderful to work with. Always very responsive and helpful to help solve any issue, question, or concern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

With the pandemic, we are utilizing our LMS with more areas than previously explored, like our orientation and HR functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you to our clients at Hiram College for writing this review! We're very happy to hear you're satisfied with eThink and we enjoy working with you as well!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

Fast, friendly, knowledgeable response to ticket submission. No request too small or too large. They take very good care of us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

I honestly can think of no aspect of eThink's service I would want to change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Open LMS:

We had a significant academic technology staff reduction. eThink allowed us to maintain our level of customer support with fewer staff. They consistently make me look way better than I deserve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I send multiple tickets each week for a wide variety of issues. Having eThink means I don't have to be an expert in every aspect of Moodle. I can focus on other jobs and if I can't solve a problem, I send it to eThink. They almost always respond with a solution within the hour. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Hi Pat,

Thank you for sharing your feedback! We're honored to support your learning initiatives and serve as your experts in all aspects of Moodle. It's all about making you look good!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

We are the in the process of migrating to Ethink. So far what I like best is how clearly everything is documented along the way. It's clear that the staff at Ethink have done this many times and they are clear on what parts they know and if they don't know something, they state that clearly and then research it to provide a good answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

For us the price was a bit of a shock initially, but I believe the price is fair for the value that Ethink provides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our initial problem was limited storage space with Moodle Cloud. Ethink solves that problem and also many others like giving us a multi tenant feature, the ability to centrally make changes to our content and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Hi Brendan,

Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear eThink has proven valuable even in the beginning stages of our partnership. We're looking forward to providing you with a best-of-breed LMS we can continue to scale and evolve together!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

The performance after migrating to eThink has been very stable, even during the times of highest use. The response times to support tickets is stellar, with professional and knowledgeable staff. In addition, eThink support looks ahead to complete updates and perform maintenance to prevent down time, yet are still very quick to respond if there is any down time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

This really is not a "dislike", but rather a situation that users must become accustomed to. All administrative site level changes must be completed by eThink via support tickets. This can be challenging while setting up plugins or LTI integrations, however it has been pivotal in assuring the stability and security of the LMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

This University was about ready to give up trying to use any LMS, until they migrated hosting and support to eThink. There were some changes (one described previously), however everyone agreed to the fantastic performance, stability, and support improvements after the migration. That has convinced even the most resistive faculty to use this LMS. The Fall term after the migration was the first time that this University did not experience any down time of their LMS during the first few weeks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you for sharing your experience with eThink! How exciting that a new and improved solution has encouraged more faculty at your institution to utilize Moodle. And we're happy to hear our Support Team is providing fast ticket-response times and plenty of knowledge and expertise - that's our mission!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

Partnering with eThink is like inheriting a highly-skilled, extremely positive digital learning support team. They provide an invaluable extension of your digital learning capabilities at a fraction of what the cost would be if you tried to replicate it in-house. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

n/a - eThink has been incredibly responsive and provides excellent value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Moodle is a great open-source LMS platform, but it is very raw at its core. eThink not only provides the server hosting for your Moodle instance, but they will help you customize it to your institution's/organization's needs. Prior to eThink we were just utilizing the tip-of-the-iceberg functionality of Moodle; now we are more fully leveraging it to accomplish our organization's needs, and are enhancing it all the time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you for your review Matt! We're so happy to hear eThink has helped you maximize the functionality of your Moodle instance. Looking forward to continuing to enhance and improve your organization's learning programs!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

They have been a very helpful group. Very knowledgeable, friendly, and always willing to help out with an issue or a question. They were the first company to help us in connecting our SIS with our LMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

Overall I would say there is nothing I dislike about eThink. The only item I think could use a little improvement is the ability to contact tech support via phone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest issue was connecting out SIS to the LMS. This was a major time saver and reduced the number of errors in enrolling students in courses. They are also very helpful when conducting updates and correcting any issues that may occur with a new version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you Shawn for your review! We're happy to hear our team has been responsive and attentive to your needs.

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

During the latest budget cuts, I was handed the LMS Administrator duties on top of my job as an Instructional Designer. I don't even know what I would have done without the support of eThink during the transition and then moving forward. I feel like they always have my back and they make me "look good" at my institution because 99% of the time, we find a timely solution to whatever issue is at hand. The other thing I really appreciate is that even when my requests are sometimes short and curt due to my increased stress level, they always reply with positivity and friendliness. I feel like connected to my support and that makes a difference when you have such a small team at your university. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

I sometimes get caught in the middle between our SIS system and our LMS system with a lot of unuseful fingerpointing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

eThink has been a powerful ally, especially during the Covid crisis when I was required to teach ALL of our faculty how to use Moodle effectively in a short period of time. I have been able to meet all the demands placed on me to create all of the professional development trainings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you for your review! At eThink, customer service and satisfaction is our obsession. It's an absolute pleasure of ours to support your needs and always respond in a timely and friendly manner. Please don't hesitate to reach out to eThink with any questions you might have - we hope to continue to make the process simpler, easier, and more successful for you!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

Their turn around time is amazing. Most problems or questions are answer within the hour. We have a very old Student Information System at our college, it is constantly having issues and eThink helps us fix these problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

Nothing. There is nothing I dislike about eThink. Everyone I have interacted with at eThink has been terrific, technically sound and personable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, Student Informations System integration, we are switching over from an old system to something newer, both the new and old SIS have issue and eThink is helping us solve these issues.

They have stabilized our Moodle services.

And are happy to help augment our Moodle platform by installing plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you Rob for your review! We are elated with your kind words, and happy to be able to consistently problem solve your organization's LMS!

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

We made a major push in 2018 to update our Learning Management System and vendor. After comparing all requirements, we selected Ethink and the totara product. Ethink had the most flexibility and determination to meet all of our needs. After realizing they would have to custom-build an integration for us, it was quickly and effectively done.

Since launching with Ethink, we have had a massive improvement in our user experience. The totara system and ethink service team means very rare outage or issue, and a quality product. Love the reporting options and exam stability with totara.

Ethink staff are very friendly, prompt, reliable and expert in finding solutions. I was extremely happy with our implementation team. They were quick and understood our requirements thoroughly, as if they were our own. The service team is great too! Fast and friendly, effective service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

No concerns. I echo another reviewer's comment that a phone option would be great for service tickets on occasion.

Couldn't be happier with the Ethink package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We had significant exam stability and system stability problems with our previous system, as well as useability issues. Ethink's totara product is very stable, easy for our users and our staff. Reporting and exporting data is a cinch. Our customized integration with the database does exactly what we need and is well-supported by the Ethink team (who built it from scratch!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Open LMS?

eThink is a wonderful partner. They assisted us in launching a brand new LMS so quickly in the middle of a global crisis. Moodle Workplace has helped transformed how we approach educating our members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Open LMS?

It's not eThink's fault, but there is a learning curve and we are speeding around it. We have made mistakes but always appreciate the support we receive from eThink as we work through them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Open LMS:

eThink is a fantastic partner. We took a chance on eThink and Moodle Workplace as they have no other clients who do business like we do. It has been worth it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Open LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are easily able to track adoption of our programming when using the LMS. It is helping us measure our success in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Marisa DelBuono of Open LMS

Thank you for your kind words! We're glad we've been able to meet the unique needs of your organization.