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The same criteria you have used to evaluate your previous course materials are applicable to OERs. However, there are unique criteria you will want to consider when choosing OERs for your courses. This guide highlights three common OER evaluation criteria.
But let the folks at Charles C. Sherrod Library from East Tennessee State University tell you more about quality, accessibility and copyright.
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But before you do that, do you know you are the most qualified person to judge the quality of an OER? You are the subject expert so why wouldn't you be? You can read the same on Uof SC Library's OER LibGuide or you could begin to start evaluatiing by the criteria below:
Accessibility for OERs is a time-consuming process. NOT all OER resources are accessible. The creators of OER resources are getting better at developing accessible content. However you need to consider both both quality of content and accessibility features.
Need Help? Please contact our Reference Librarian and Accessibility Advocate, Debbie Carney [debra.carney@bucks.edu] to help you with determining if an OER resource is accessible.
When designing and compiling OERs for your students consider best practices in Universal Design for Learning for all students to have access to all materials. Browse through the Think-book to get a sense of how to take UDL into consideration.