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OPEN-CONTENT

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BROADER CONCEPTS	Digital resources
RELATED CONCEPTS	OPEN-PRACTICE \| OPEN-EDUCATIONAL-PRACTICE \| OPEN-COURSES
NARROWER CONCEPTS	OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OER \| OER-RELEASE \| OER-USE
DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION	Open Content A broad term that covers a wider range of resources and materials made available openly on the web. It implies open licencing to enable re-use, revise, remix and re-distribute (the 4Rs). Open content is not defined by it's intended use and covers raw data, research materials, learning and teaching materials and informational resources. There are 'degrees of openness' which can be reflected in a wide range of licences so content may be partially open or fully open. The concept of Openness also implies that it is 'free at the point of use' thereby supporting access for an altruistic public good. Open content for learning and teaching is usually described as an Open Educational Resources (OER).
USEFUL SOURCES	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_content http://opencontent.org/definition/
SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION PAGES	This wiki focuses on OER - see all pages with the tag OERs
RESOURCES ON THE OER INFOKIT	The infoKit focuses on OER - http://bit.ly/oerinfokit

Date: February 2013

Author: Lou McGill

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