The terms "open content" and "open educational resources" describe any copyrightable work (traditionally excluding software, which is described by other terms like "open source") that is licensed in a manner that provides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities:
It is crucial to note the distinction between "Free" and "Open"; without the 5 R's, free content is not actually open. "Fauxpen" materials can include library materials, some rights reserved materials, and other content that feels open but is not.
This material is based on original writing by David Wiley, which was published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at http://opencontent.org/definition/.
Adapted from Faculty Services & Resources: Open Educational Resources by Amanda Cabot
There are a number of ways that a material can become open; two of the most common are the public domain and Creative Commons licenses. Materials in the public domain are out from under the protection of copyright and can be used with impunity, but can be difficult to find. Creative Commons licenses, on the other hand, are a voluntary method for a content creator to bypass traditional copyright and to grant greater privileges to those wishing to use their work.
"Creative Commons Kiwi" by plccanz is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Choosing a Creative Commons license for your own original works will allow others share, use, and remix following your work. The Creative Commons organization lists the following considerations when choosing a Creative Commons license. Read more
Before Licensing
Types of Licenses
Attribution means:
This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. This is often referred to as CC By (for "By author"), and is the most open of the licenses.
Noncommercial means:
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial,
No Derivative Works means:
This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you
Share Alike means:
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects.
This material is adapted from the Public Domain and Creative Commons LibGuide by David Cirella (with permission)
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