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"The Creative Commons copyright licenses and tools forge a balance inside the traditional "all rights reserved" setting that copyright law creates. Our tools give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. "

Creative Commons Licenses Explained In Plain English

"Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms."

"The United States Federal government is supporting the use of open educational resources to provide equitable access to quality education."

some open licensed materials - not sure how accessible the Moodle courses are outside of Canada - worth trying? some of the media elements might be useful

B.C. (Canada) open licensed textbooks - see new Adult Literacy Math textbooks! If you modify/improve, share back to site. Tell your story of usage - they'd be thrilled!

This organization has a website and wiki. The wiki includes tutorials on planning, searching, using, re-mixing and choosing a license for OER materials, as well as links to collections.