1       Acknowledgements........................................................................................................ 2

2       Glossary of terms............................................................................................................ 3

3       Introduction................................................................................................................... 4

3.1         Purpose of the guidelines...................................................................................... 4

3.2         Rationale for the OER guidelines.......................................................................... 4

The higher education context....................................................................................... 4

Open licensing and the emergence of OER.................................................................. 5

The transformative potential of OER.............................................................................. 5

3.3         Scope of the Guidelines........................................................................................ 6

4       Guidelines for Higher Education Stakeholders............................................................... 7

4.1         Guidelines for Governments................................................................................... 7

4.2         Guidelines for higher education providers............................................................. 8

4.3         Guidelines for teaching staff................................................................................ 10

4.4         Guidelines for student bodies............................................................................... 12

4.5         Guidelines for quality assurance/accreditation bodies and academic recognition bodies   13

Further Readings................................................................................................................ 15

Appendix 1 – Useful Knowledge, Competences, and Skills for Effective Use of OER in Higher Education     16

Appendix 2 – Promoting more effective and inclusive education by designing OER for the diverse needs of learners           19