Introduction

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Aims
The open education practice course aims to:
  1. examine, describe and define openness in the context of education including the concepts and practices associated with open philanthropy, open learning, open distance learning, open educational resources, open educational practices, open access, open content, open courseware, open source, open policy, open business models, and open licensing.
  2. examine and compare the range of relevant intellectual property and copyright arrangements relevant to teaching and learning in a digital age operating within an international context including Copyright, Creative Commons and other licensing frameworks, the Berne Convention and technology related challenges associated with free cultural works approved licenses.
  3. develop 5 notional hours of learning materials based solely on OER demonstrating the digital literacy, collaboration and social media skills necessary for open education design and development.