Open Education Resources
Introduction
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. OER form part of 'Open Solutions', alongside Free and Open Source software (FOSS), Open Access (OA), Open Data (OD) and crowdsourcing platforms. The term OER describes publicly accessible materials and resources for any user to use, re-mix, improve, and redistribute under some licenses. The development and promotion of open educational resources is often motivated by a desire to provide an alternate or enhanced education paradigm.[1]
OER Commons
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.
OpenStax
OpenStax creates peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks, which are available in free digital formats and for a low cost in print.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works and encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks.
Classic Books Read.gov
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress provides online books and resources for literacy & reading for everyone.
Open Education Resources Guide
References
Unesco, Building Knowledge Societies (2021)
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