Coalition Letter to President Obama Calling for OER Policy Commitment | SPARC - 0 views
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August 4, 2015 President Barack Obama
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Office of Science and Technology Policy's call for ideas to strengthen the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan
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To ensure that the value of educational materials created with federal funds is maximized, we call upon the President to issue a strong Administration policy to ensure that they are made available to the public as Open Educational Resources to freely use, share, and build upon.
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The Federal Government currently invests billions of taxpayer dollars each year in programs that include the creation of educational, training, and instructional materials through grants, contracts, and other cooperative agreements
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While these materials are created for the public good, they are generally not open to the members of the public who paid for them
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Governments in other countries are already taking meaningful steps to harness the power of Open Educational Resources
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a strong Administration policy that will ensure that these valuable informational and educational assets created with Federal funds are unlocked and made available to the educators, students, investors, and innovators eager to put them to productive use.
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concerning, for example, public health, the environment, or energy that could be adapted for educational use