The credit claiming settings are enabled at the time of site setup.
Opt-in
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This feature is available in 7.4.4+
Opt-in allows the learner to select which credit type that they would like to be awarded:
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Once the learner selects a credit type, the full details appear:
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Opt-out
Opt-out pre-selects all the enabled credits on the course and leaves it up to the learner to deselect credits that they do not want to receive.
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