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- Vol 7 RE: Chapter 15, App D
open educational resourcesopen licensingresource adaptationinclusive accesscapacity buildingquality assuranceeducational sustainabilityPolicy document Evidence summaryAt a glance
Adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019, this Recommendation defines open educational resources as learning, teaching, and research materials in the public domain or released under an open licence permitting no-cost access, reuse, adaptation, and redistribution.
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It asks Member States to act across five connected areas: build stakeholders’ capacity to create and use OER; develop supportive policy, including open licensing of publicly funded materials; promote inclusive and equitable access to quality resources; establish sustainable models; and strengthen international cooperation. The text stresses accessibility, gender equality, cultural and linguistic relevance, local and Indigenous languages, reliable infrastructure, quality assurance, and protection of authors’ intellectual-property rights. It treats openness as more than making files freely viewable: users should have legally clear permissions and practical means to adapt and share them.
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For education systems and institutions, the Recommendation provides a policy framework for investing in openly licensed resources, training educators, reducing duplication, widening participation, and monitoring whether OER initiatives remain relevant, discoverable, adaptable, and sustainable.
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