Open Educational Resources: What Are They? | theclockonline
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According to EDUCAUSE, a non-profit higher education association, open educational resources (OER) are any resources available at little to no cost that can be used for teaching, learning, or research. So, while you pay nearly $400 for your next textbook, there’s a chance the same material is published in an OER repository website. What makes OER special is that it’s openly licensed. This means that it could be edited and tailored to student and course needs."