What is a Creative Commons license?
Creative Commons licenses provide a standardized way for authors and creators to grant the public permission to share and use their creative works. Creative Commons licenses mix and match the following elements:
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Attribution (BY) Give credit to the original author |
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Share Alike (SA) Distribute derivative works under the same license |
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Non-Commercial (NC) Only use the work for noncommercial purposes |
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No Derivatives (ND) Only use verbatim copies of the work |
- Choose a Creative Commons LicenseA simple way to choose the Creative Commons license that is right for you.
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De Anza College OER
What can I do with OER?
Open content is licensed in a way that grants users the permission to:
| Retain | Make, own, and control copies of the content (e.g., download, duplicate, store, and manage) |
| Reuse | 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 | Adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content (e.g., translate the content into another language) |
| Remix | Combine the original or revised content with other material to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup) |
| Redistribute | Share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., post a copy of the content online for others to download) |
This material is based on original writing by David Wiley, which was published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at: Defining the "Open" in Open Content and Open Educational Resources.
Further reading on OER
- 7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources"7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources" by EDUCAUSE is licensed under BY-NC-ND 3.0, June 2010
- A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)"A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)" was prepared by Neil Butcher for the Commonwealth of Learning & UNESCO and is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO, 2011, 2015.
Guide Reuse and Attribution
Open Educational Resources (OER) by UWM Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.