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Open Content: when is it effective educationally?


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24 September 2007
09 January 2008 by Andy Lane
Open Educational Resources are often seen as a subset of Open Content. This raises the question of what characterises an OER and distinguishes it from other Open Content? And if the content is deemed educational then what makes it effective in promoting learning in a prospective learner?
Paper given at OpenEd2007 in Utah, USA
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