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Microsoft has recently published some great end-to-end video training courses on the asp.net website.

These complete video courses were produced by Pluralsight and are available entirely free of charge.

ASP.NET Web Forms 4

The first training course is on Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms 4 and consists of 9 videos. The following topics are covered.

1. Introduction to ASP.NET
2. ASP.NET Web Forms Features
3. Working with Data
4. Entity Framework
5. Master Pages
6. JavaScript and Ajax
7. Security
8. Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data
9. Web Deployment

These videos can be found at http://www.asp.net/web-forms. They should appear at the left in the "Essential Videos" box.

Note: At the time of this writing, the last two videos have yet to be produced.

ASP.NET MVC 3

The second training course is on Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 and consists of 10 videos. If you are looking at making the move from ASP.NET to MVC, or just want to brush up on the latest MVC features such as the new Razor syntax, you may want to check this out. The following topics are covered.

1. Introduction
2. Controllers
3. Razor Views
4. Working with Data: Entity Framework
5. Working with Data: Validation and Mapping
6. JavaScript and Ajax
7. Security
8. Leveraging the ASP.NET Runtime
9. Unit Testing
10. Deployment & Configuration

These videos can be found at http://www.asp.net/mvc. They should appear at the left in the "Essential Videos" box.

This is a great resource for developers looking to brush up on their ASP.NET skills, and it's hard to say how long they'll be available. Definitely worth checking out.