Dealing with Legally Incompatible Content in OER

Contributing Organization(s): Creative Commons


Author(s)/Creator(s): ccLearn

Publishing Date: 2009-10-05

Issue Areas: Education and Literacy; Computers and Technology

Ownership/Rights Info: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

File info: 0 pages; 172.96 KB file size

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Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined by the use of a Creative Commons license and are generally created by those who would like to share their work globally. However, some creators find the need to consider the costs and benefits of incorporating third-party materials with incompatible licenses into their "otherwise open" OER. This document recommends ways of managing or avoiding the problems that will arise.

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Intended Audience: Advocates; College/University Professors; General Public; Teachers-elementary; Teachers-middle school; Teachers-high school

Type/Format: Policy Brief; Whitepaper

Language code: English

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