Open educational resources–textbooks, curricula, video lectures and more that are released, usually online, under Creative Commons license for free sharing and reuse–have been at the forefront of the movement for higher education innovation. They’re a key part of the Obama administration’s national education technology plan ; in January, the Department of Ed created a $2 billion grant program to fund open community college textbooks and other materials.
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