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Download LCDS v2.5 now!

The Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is a free tool that enables you to create high-quality, interactive, online courses. The LCDS allows anyone to build e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, including interactive activities, quizzes, games, assessments, animations, demos, and other instructionally engaging elements.

Highlights of this release

New v2.5 features include:

LCDS authoring is 64 bit–compatible
E-learning created is compatible with Firefox 3.5.9 and Firefox 3.6.3
New Silverlight 4 Media Player for animations that includes closed captioning and full screen option
Enhanced keyboard accessibility for the sort and tile games, adventure interactivity, and Voice of the Expert element
LCDS authoring and e-learning created are completely Microsoft Silverlight 4.0–compatible
Content is now permitted at the Lesson level

Also available on the site are seven localized LCDS v2.3 versions: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Russian, Hindi, Polish, Turkish, and Spanish.