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To this end we have identified the need for developing semantic educational recommender systems, which are able to extend existing learning management systems with adaptive navigation support. In this paper we present three requirements to be considered in developing these semantic educational recommender systems, which are in line with the service-oriented approach of the third generation of learning management systems, namely: (i) a recommendation model; (ii) an open standards-based service-oriented architecture; and (iii) a usable and accessible graphical user interface to deliver the recommendations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/a4030131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,7,20]],"date-time":"2011-07-20T11:35:21Z","timestamp":1311161721000},"page":"131-154","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Requirements for Semantic Educational Recommender Systems in Formal E-Learning Scenarios"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9281-4209","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olga C.","family":"Santos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"aDeNu Research Group, Computer Science School, UNED, Calle Juan del Rosal, 16, Madrid 28040, Spain"}]},{"given":"Jesus G.","family":"Boticario","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"aDeNu Research Group, Computer Science School, UNED, Calle Juan del Rosal, 16, Madrid 28040, Spain"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,7,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Carroll, J. 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