It's important to check the licensing of any OER you select. Some are specifically designated for educational use only, while others allow for unlimited remixing and adaptation as long as the original author is credited. If you are interested in editing your OER, make sure to double check.
Source: ASCCC OERI — OER Basics, Rachel Arteaga & Suzanne Wakim, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY) .
CC BY enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
CC BY-SA enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you modify it, you must share the modified work back under the same license.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
CC BY-NC enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
CC BY-NC-SA enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes, as long as attribution is given to the creator and the material is shared back with the same license.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
CC BY-ND enables reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
ND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.
CC BY-NC-ND This license enables reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
BY: credit must be given to the creator.
NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
ND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.
