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"This micro Open Online Course (mOOC) on open content licensing introduces the concepts of open education, copyright and Creative Commons as a contribution from the OER university collaboration and the UNESCO-COL OER Chair network in widening knowledge and capacity development in support of the global open education movement."

"Open Educational Resources (OER) provide a strategic opportunity to improve the quality of education as well as facilitate policy dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building.Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning or research materials..."

"The Open Education Resource (OER) Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership, international networking and support for educators and educational institutions to achieve their objectives through Open Education."

The European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning (EFQUEL) has developed a guide for policy makers to explain open educational practice, and make recommendations for how this concept can be embraced by education systems. The publication draws on work carried out by the Open Educational Quality (OPAL) Initiative.

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.

Platform that offer free open online course. Support by MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and the University of Texas.

OER Africa is a network of projects that enables active participation by educators and other stakeholders in the improvement of education systems in Africa. Originally founded in 1992 by the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) to address the educational inequalities in post-apartheid South Africa, OER Africa now consists of a number of robust initiatives across the continent, including the African Health OER Network, AgShare project (Agricultural OER), and open university policies such as the default CC BY license policy for all Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology materials. The OER Africa site and its materials is also defaulted under CC BY.

Open-Source Web-Conferencing - Google Project Hosting OpenMeetings is a free browser-based software that allows you to set up instantly a conference in the Web. You can use your microphone or webcam, share documents on a white board, share your screen or record meetings. It is available as hosted service or you download and install a package on your server with no limitations in usage or users.

new online education tool called Oppia, currently an open source project with the goal of making it easy for anyone to create online interactive activities that others can learn from.

"Open source Sourcefabric Booktype helps you turn intellectual property into beautiful, professional books."

Repository and collaborative platform of educational materials that breaks down larger collections, such as textbooks and courses, into basic building blocks known as modules. Each module has a corresponding web page, so educators can mix and match pages to create custom collections. All modules and collections are licensed CC BY so they can be continually edited, translated, and adapted. Collaborative Statistics is one open textbook model whose evolution is enabled by CC BY.

Los investigadores, empresas y ciudadanos de la UE pueden acceder libre y gratuitamente a los documentos sobre la investigación financiada por la UE gracias a OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe, Infraestructura de libre acceso a l

Easy, Open and Affordable Web Conferencing and Webinars

Repositorio de contenidos digitales abiertos de la Open Educational Resources.

Guidelines for Open Educational Practices in Organizations

"The Open Educational Resource (OER) university is a virtual collaboration of like-minded institutions committed to creating flexible pathways for OER learners to gain formal academic credit."

At the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, students play a game that is built into Blackboard called HML-IQ to orient themselves with the available library resources and how to use them. Top scorers are awarded gift cards to the library's coffee shop upon completing each level. The games were created with open source tools including Snagit.

"Countless natural history treasures are deposited in museums across the world, many hidden away beyond easy access. The OpenUp! project creates a free access to these resources, offering over one million items belonging to the world's biodiversity heritage"

Advance Your Education With Free College Courses Online. Free platform online courses,

A social media and collaboration platform is a place for individuals to come together and share resources, ideas and experiences and create a space for social and collaborative formal and informal learning. A social media platform is therefore invalua