This section of our OER LibGuide provides resources about OER licensing, including information about Creative Commons licensing and the 5R Framework.
Creative Commons (CC) is central to the OER movement.
Creative Commons is a non-profit that offers free licenses for content creators to use when making their work available for the public to share and reuse.
CC licenses provide a standardized way for content creators to give the public permission and rights to use their works freely and legally under copyright law.
As an OER creator, you can apply a Creative Commons License to make your work re-usable on your own terms. It is free and easy to do.
Visit the links below from the Creative Commons website to learn more about CC license types and to decide on which license is right for your needs.
The chart below explains the six different Creative Commons licenses and what the licenses allow others to do with your work. Click on the image to see a larger version.
CC License Freedom Scale Chart by Romaine is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 5R framework was created to define open content rights and offer guidance on how to use OERs.
Source: David Wiley. Available under a CC BY 4.0 license.