Our OER guide will help you find open resources by topic, format, locally, internationally ....
For the purpose of the Zed Cred, from the student point of view, they should not hit a pay wall with either an open or a licensed resource. Most of the resources described in this guides are not considered 'open'. They are licensed from a vendor, and there are specific instructions on how they can be used (cannot be changed, must be proxied to ensure use by KPU students).
**A licensed resource will require the student to login using their KPU id if they are off campus and will not ask them to pay to access.**
**An open resource should not require a login. A truly 'open' resource should adhere to the 5 R's:
RETAIN
the right to make, own, and control copies of the content
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 open content 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)
David Wiley, CC, Marchy 2014, http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3221