Open Content and Open Educational Resource describe any copyrightable work that is:
1. in the public domain OR
2. licensed in a manner that provides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities.
5 R's of Open Educational Resources
Retain - the right to make, own, and control copies of the content (e.g., download, duplicate, store, and manage)
Reuse - the right to use the content in a wide range of ways (e.g., in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video)
Revise - the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)
Remix - the right to combine the original or revised content with other material to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)
Redistribute - the right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)
This material was created by David Wiley and published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at http://opencontent.org/definition/.
Image: 5 R's of Open Education Resources | EllenSeptember | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
