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Open Educational Resources (OERs)

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Social Issues of OERs Develop and promote knowledge and

teaching materials Provide networking around the world

Teach people technical skills and how to access information

Require willingness of participants To share and use information

Assure quality of material

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Technical Issues of OERs Require computer

access and reliability Advise, train and

support Users: faculty,

staff & students

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Economic Issues of OERs Free of charge

Savings to students Development costs

Sustainability Maintenance costs Raising funds

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Legal Issues of OERs

Copyright Openly licensed

documents and media

Education and awareness

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References Hodgkison-Williams, C (2010) Benefits and challenges of OER for higher education institutions. This work is

licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License.

Washington State Board For Community and Technical Colleges Why OER Matters. This work is  licensed  under  a  Creative  Commons  Attribution  3.0  Unported  License.  

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