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This subject guide is devoted to providing introductory information about Open Educational Resources (OER) and sites for locating resources and materials. 

Further defined in the subsequent pages, OER materials are different from Open Access (OA) materials in that OER materials have been developed specifically for use in educational settings by including additional items such as lesson plans, lecture notes, assignments, etc. and OA materials may, or may not, be licensed to allow for alterations to the materials.

But, if properly licensed, OA materials are just OER materials waiting to become.

Using this subject guide

Use the blue tabs on the left to navigate this guide. The "Home" tab will provide users with a brief overview of the subject guide.  The "What is OER," "Creative Common Licensing," and "Developng OER" tabs provide information and videos about Open Educational Resources, while the remaining tabs list relevant Open Educational Resources sites and applications.

Upon reviewing this Subject Guide, users will be able to:

  • Define what OER are and explain how they can be used.

  • Examine the difference between Open Access and OER and how they relate to each other.

  • Discover tolls used for the creation of and the basics of publishing OER materials.

  • Explore OER repository sites.

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