What's the difference between Open Access and Open Educational Resources?
What's the difference between OA and OER?
Answer
Open Access and OER materials are both part of the open movement, but one is more restrictive in use than the other and not always geared toward education.
Open Access, or OA, is an umbrella term that can mean different things in different contexts. It usually means the material is free and open (not behind a paywall) online. However, this does not mean there are no copyright restrictions or that the content is licensed for copying or remixing like what some Creative Commons licenses or other OER material allows. You are free to link to the material, but making copies for others outside of fair use might get you into trouble.
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