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OER: Free Is Good

OER: Free Is Good | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Open educational resources are free digital materials you can use with your students. Here are some ways to find them.
Oskar Almazan's curator insight, May 24, 2017 9:11 AM
Open educational resources (OER) are found in the public domain and can be used for free for teaching, learning, research, and other educational purposes. These materials can be retained, reused, revised, remixed, and redistributed. These “5R permissions” of OER allow you to not only access the materials and resources free of charge, but also to make them even better. Sounds good, right? But what’s really out there, and why should you use these resources?
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Open Educational Practice: Unleashing the Potential of OER

Open Educational Practice: Unleashing the Potential of OER | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"It’s been a good year for open educational resources (OER). Nearly 40 community colleges throughout the U.S. made commitments this year to establish entire degree programs based solely on OER. Governor Jerry Brown set aside $5 million for OER degree programs in California community colleges."

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