Open Educational Resources, and their scaffolding, the Creative Commons system, are resources that can be reused and recycled – they can be fitted to a professor’s needs for a single class or an entire educational system’s need for a series of classes. Creative Commons makes it possible for authors to get credit and give permission to reuse their works.
SPARC has developed a curriculum on OER for Librarians. Here are some chapters that may be helpful when working with students and faculty on OER.