E-Learning is one of the most active fields of research and practice in Europe, in all the education and training sectors. The use of new and innovative technologies for learning is raising enormous expectation and motivation between researchers, teachers, students and other education stakeholders.

The European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL) is an annual event that has been at the forefront of this revolution. It brings together groups of people in a variety of areas related to e-Learning seeking to combine cutting-edge research with practical, real-life applications, in order to advance the state of e-Learning around Europe.

To achieve this goal, we are inviting researchers to present their findings and new ideas, and practitioners to demonstrate actual products. The 9th European Conference on e-Learning - ECEL 2010 will take place in Porto, Portugal and will profit from the excellent relations of this country with Latin America and Africa to create the conditions to cross the European experience in e-learning with the research and practice that has been growing very fast in those continents. Therefore offers an opportunity for those involved in the study, implementation and delivery of e-learning to meet and exchange ideas and experiences.

The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited.