Almost all OER content uses Creative Commons (CC) licensing. Creative Commons licenses allow the author to choose how they'd like their work to be used.
Choosing a Creative Commons license depends upon:
| Attribution | Do you want reusers of your content to acknowledge your work? |
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Commercial Use |
Do you want reusers to be able to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work in any medium or format for commercial or non-commercial use? |
| Remix, Adapt, Build | Do you want reusers to be able to remix, adapt, or build upon your work? |
| Share Adaptations | Do you want reusers who modify or adapt your work to be able to license the new work under different terms? |