No book is the product of just the author—he just happens to be the one with his name on the cover.

Many people contributed to the success of this book, and it would take more space than I have to thank each one individually.

A very special thanks goes to Sarah Cullington, my editor, who is the reason that this book exists. Thank you, Sarah, for understanding the idea and helping me to develop it into something worthy of print, and for being a wonderful guide through this process. Thank you also to the entire Packt Publishing team for working so diligently to help bring out a high quality product.

I would also like to thank those people who helped me, with support, ideas, and feedback, as I experimented with Moodle as an educational program administration tool. They include Richard McMahon, Jason Myrick, George Harrison, and Yusuke Itamiya. A special thanks also goes out to Hiroko Nagasawa, without your help I would never have been able to get the grant funding that made the registration enrollment plugin, which was the final motivation to write this book, possible.

The many users of Moodle who participate in the forums on the Moodle.org site also deserve a very heartfelt thanks. You helped me discover the possibilities Moodle has to offer and rescued me when I got lost as I experimented and explored.

Finally, I must thank Martin Dougiamas for the amazing contribution he has made to education through his brainchild, Moodle!