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Their expertise as librarians—particularly in working with faculty—has greatly helped in shaping this resource.  \nAdditional thanks to Cable Green, Rajiv Jhangiani, Kathleen Labadorf, Ethan Senack and the multiple other members from across the community who contributed their feedback throughout the process.  \nWe also want to acknowledge the Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe project and their resource Open Educational Resources Mythbusting, which served as a foundation of our survey and project vision.  \nThis project was coordinated by SPARC with leadership by Brady Yano and help from Nicole Allen and Katie Steen.  \nSUGGESTED CITATION  \nSPARC (2017) . OER Mythbusting. Washington, DC: SPARC.  \n[sparcopen.org/our-work/oer-mythbusting](sparcopen.org/our-work/oer-mythbusting)  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  \n21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC, 20036 USA  \n[www.sparcopen.org](www.sparcopen.org)  \nDesign by Annie Frisbie  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nAcknowledgements 1  \n\n| Table of Contents | 2 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Introduction | 3 |\n| Myth \\#1: Open simply means free\u003Cbr>Fact: Open means the permission to freely download, edit, and share materials to better serve all students | 4 |\n| Myth \\#2: All OER are digital\u003Cbr>Fact: OER take many formats, including print, digital, audio, and more | 5 |\n| Myth \\#3: “You get what you pay for”\u003Cbr>Fact: OER can be produced to the same quality standards as traditional textbooks | 6 |\n| Myth \\#4: Copyright for OER is complicated\u003Cbr>Fact: Open licensing makes OER easy to freely and legally use | 7 |\n| Myth \\#5: OER are not sustainable\u003Cbr>Fact: Models are evolving to support the sustainability and continuous improvement of OER | 8 |\n| Myth \\#6: Open textbooks lack ancillaries\u003Cbr>Fact: Open textbooks often come with ancillaries, and when they do not, existing OER can provide additional support | 9 |\n| Myth \\#7: My institution is not ready for OER\u003Cbr>Fact: Any institution can start with small steps toward OER that make an impact for students | 10 |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nThe movement for Open Educational Resources (OER) has grown exponentially across North American higher education. Recent studies have found that as much as a third of faculty now have some level of awareness of OER and that the trend toward OER adoption is growing. Yet despite this progress, some myths about OER still remain. Whether it is confusion over the meaning of open versus related concepts such as free or digital, or adherence to folk wisdom such as “you get what you pay for,” there are many common misunderstandings about OER.  \nOER Mythbusting addresses the top seven myths about OER in North American higher education, as voted on my more than 100 faculty, librarians, students and other members of the OER community. This project grew out of a discussion during one of SPARC’s Libraries and OER Forum monthly calls, where a group of librarians from the U.S. and Canada identified a need for better resources to address misconceptions about OER. A team of volunteers developed a poll and distributed it over email lists and social media over a two week period in July 2017. The results were then used to produce this collaboratively written document.  \nWhile OER Mythbusting is not intended to be a comprehensive catalog of all myths in all contexts, our hope is that it will provide a useful resource for both OER advocatesand those seeking to learn more about the topic. We anticipate that this resource will evolve over time, as new myths emerge and old ones fade. To access the latest version of this resource, visit: [sparcopen.org/our-work/oer-mythbusting](sparcopen.org/our-work/oer-mythbusting).  \nOER (Open Educational Resources) are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain ","cbCaicnghX9gkPZ9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicnghX9gkPZ9","pdf",205248,11,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n# Myth #1: Open simply means free\n# Myth #2: All OER are digital\n# Myth #3: “You get what you pay for”\n# Myth #4: Copyright for OER is complicated\n# Myth #5: OER are not sustainable\n# Myth #6: Open textbooks lack ancillaries\n# Myth #7: My institution is not ready for OER","[{\"question\":\"What does “open” mean in OER Mythbusting?\",\"answer\":\"“Open” means the permission to freely download, edit, and share educational materials so they can better serve all students.\"},{\"question\":\"Are all OER only digital resources?\",\"answer\":\"No. OER can take many formats, including print, digital, audio, and others, not only digital materials.\"},{\"question\":\"How does open licensing affect using OER legally?\",\"answer\":\"Open licensing makes OER easier to use freely and legally, because the permissions allow repurposing by others under defined terms.\"}]","OER Mythbusting - October 25, 2017 | PDF",1792131909,28]