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This research is supported by the following projects: The Spanish CDTI project España Virtual within the Ingenio<br />
2010 program. The Spanish project Learn3 (TIN2008-05163/TSI) within the Spanish “Plan Nacional de I+D+I”. The<br />
Madrid Regional Government project eMadrid (“Investigación y Desarrollo de tecnologías para el e-learning en la<br />
Comunidad de Madrid”), with grant No. S2009/TIC-1650.<br />
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