The Open eClass platform is an integrated Course Management System, used to store and present educational materials. It is the solution offered by the Greek Academic Network (GUnet) to support asynchronous elearning services. Its goal is the incorporation and constructive use of the Internet and web technologies in the teaching and learning process.

 The introduction of e-learning into the traditional teaching process provides new capabilities and allows new means of interaction between students and teachers. At the same time, it supports the electronic management, storage and presentation of teaching materials, transcending limitations of space and time and creating the necessary conditions for a dynamic teaching environment.

The Open eClass platform has been designed to supplement and support the traditional teaching process. Teachers retain the main role, while being able to quickly organize practical on-line courses, making use of existing educational materials: texts, documents, presentations, pictures, video, exercises and so on. Students themselves can access provided materials via an alternative channel.

The Open eClass platform is available as open source software. Its design principles include ease of use by end users without specialized technical skills, adaptability to current and future demands, and simple software upgrade and extension. The service is accessible via any web browser.