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+Status: Active Development
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+Responsibilities
+================
+The courseware djangoapp is responsible for presenting course content to learners.
+
+Glossary
+========
+
+More Documentation
+==================
+`Architectural Decision Records
+<https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/tree/master/lms/djangoapps/courseware/docs/decisions>`_