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Benefits of OERs:

Low/Cost Free

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What are OERS?

OERs (Open Educational Resources) are
quality & low/no cost alternative to
traditional academic materials & textbooks.

They are teaching, learning, and research
resources that reside in the public domain or
have been released under an intellectual
property license that permits their free use
and repurposing by others. OER can include
full courses, course materials, modules,
textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software,
and any other tools, materials, or techniques
used to support access to knowledge.

Open Sourced - information is updated quickly
Environmental - digital options mean less printing
Many options of format - online or low cost print or

audio

Accessible - come in many accessible formats