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Getting Started with Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Authors
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OCW Educator Project Manager Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLearn More
- Geoff WilsonIntellectual Property Manager MIT Open Learning
- Elizabeth SilerProfessor of Business Administration & Economics Worcester State University
Description
Topics: Digital Tools and EdTech Open Educational Practices
Licensing Information: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
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