The following organizations are dedicated to supporting OER and facilitating their use in academia. If you'd like to further support open learning, please visit their websites. Some resources also go beyond the information on this guide to give more extensive information on OER.
A global network of educational institutions, individuals and organizations that support open education.
The Creative Commons OER program
Goals, ideas, grants, and more from the Hewlett Foundation.
An international declaration on Open Education.
UNESCO's OER initiatives and resources.
There is a solid body of research on Open Educational Resources. A few useful sites:
A project funded by the Hewlett Foundation to "establish an evidence base for the many beliefs widely held regarding the benefits of OER."
The Open Education Group's "summary of all known empirical research on the impacts of OER adoption."
The U.S. Dept. of Education's Open Education website, with information about research projects, datasets & resources, and initiatives.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's 2007 review of the OER movement (historical).
Cline Library also has some excellent databases for research articles on OER, including:
