Open Education Resources: An Introduction

Washington State report of findings, benefits, and challenges of using OER with recommendations for the future.
This study was based on interviews with 60 faculty members in Washington’s community and technical college system and built upon a previous state-wide survey with 770 faculty members.

The Open Education Group is an interdisciplinary research group that (1) conducts original, rigorous empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes and (2) designs and shares methodological and conceptual frameworks for studying the impact of OER adoption.

Open Access, Open Data, Open Education. State Policy tracker. Legislation - Federal and State

Creative use of OER offers tangible benefits in student success and retention, resulting in measurable performance increases.

Benefits and limits of using open source software in the classroom over proprietary software from a financial and educational view

Saving students $5 million over 5 years

Overview of one college's experience with OER, the results and their conclusions

Overview of NOVA's goals, team designed course approach, outcomes, and next steps