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OER

"Open educational resources (OER) are any resources available at little or no cost that can be used for teaching, learning, or research. . . such materials are generally released under a Creative Commons or similar license that supports open or nearly open use of the content."  (Educause, 2010)

5R's of OERs

 

5R's of Open Educational Resources

 

 

This material is an adaptation of Defining the "Open" in Open Content and Open Educational Resources, which was originally written by David Wiley and published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at http://opencontent.org/definition/.

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What is LibreTexts? It is an online platform for creating, customizing, and sharing open educational resources (OER).

MCC has access to LibreTexts from August 31, 2025-August 31, 2028