Open Educational Resources (OER), a type of Open Access publishing, are
"Defining the 'Open' in Open Content and Open Educational Resources." by David Wiley is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Advocates for OER often encounter the same arguments or misunderstandings when introducing OER to other librarians and educators.
Material |
Free to Students |
Open License |
Modifiable/Editable |
---|---|---|---|
OER (Open Educational Resources) |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Open Access (OA) |
Yes | Maybe | Maybe |
Library Licensed |
Yes (Library pays for access) | No | No |
The reduction in costs for students is a major benefit of OER and they are more flexible than commercial textbooks.
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