Open Educational Resources (OER)

5Rs

Open educational resources are those shared with permissions that allow users to engage in the 5 Rs:

• Retain (make, own, and control copies)
• Revise (edit, adapt, and modify your copy)
• Remix (combine your original/revised copy with other work to make new work)
• Reuse (use your original. revised, or remixed copy publicly)
• Redistribute (share you original/revised/remixed resource with others).

Resources released under a Creative Commons license or in the public domain are common kinds of open resources!

Creative Commons Licenses

CC-BY

• Allows adaptation and redistribution in any format
• Attribution must be given to the creator
• Allows for commercial use

CC-BY-SA

• Allows adaptation and redistribution in any format
• Attribution must be given to the creator
• Adaptations must be released under identical terms

CC-BY-NC

• Allows adaptation and redistribution in any format for noncommercial purposes only
• Attribution must be given to the creator

CC-BY-NC-SA

• Allows adaptation and redistribution in any format for noncommercial purposes only
• Attribution must be given to the creator
• Adaptations must be released under identical terms

CC-BY-ND

• Allows copying and redistribution of the material in unadapted/unchanged form only
• Attribution must be given to the creator
• Allows for commercial use

CC-BY-NC-ND

• Allows copying and redistribution of the material in unadapted/unchanged form only, for non-commercial purposes only
• Attribution must be given to the creator

The CC Public Domain Dedication removes all restrictions on how the material may be used, shared, or altered.