If a resource is not openly licensed, it cannot be described as an OER. Therefore, those working with OER need to know how to evaluate which materials are OER. Those looking to reduce the cost of materials for students also need to distinguish between free online resources under copyright with all rights reserved, books and articles available through Library subscriptions, open access books and articles, or materials that have been uploaded and violate copyright.

Remember: only materials with CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-SA, or CC-BY-NC-SA licenses are OER.

Fill out the form below with the correct answers by clicking on each link to determine what type of material it is. You must earn 90% or more to pass this module.

“Is this an OER?” by Stacy Katz and Abbey Elder is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The above quiz was adapted from the original source material and is licensed under a CC-BY license.