Only Flat World Knowledge (was openly licensed, no longer open access) and Bookboon (open access, but not openly licensed) are trying to commercialize OER, with each taking a different path towards sustainability. All other entities are either funded by grants, endowments, or public tax dollars.
Original Content
- Flat World Knowledge, CC-BY-NC-SA until 1/1/13 (VC-funded, seeks to be self-sustaining)
- Bookboon, all rights reserved (free, ad-supported, seeks to be self-sustaining)
- MIT-OCW, CC-BY-NC-SA (supported by public funds & donations)
- Khan Academy, CC-BY-SA (supported by Gates Foundation)
- SmartHistory, CC-BY-NC-SA (private, now part of Khan, but original license persists)
- OpenStax, CC-BY (supported by 20MM and Connexions)
- California Open Education Resources Council, CC-BY (supported by public funds)
Curated Content
- Connexions, CC-BY (supported by Rice University & donations)
- Saylor, CC-BY (supported by the Saylor Foundation)
- 20MM, CC-BY (funded by Michelson Foundation)
- Curriki, CC-BY (supported by public funds)
- MERLOT varies, but mostly CC-BY-SA (began with public funds, now supported by private funds as well)
- OER Commons, CC-BY-NC-SA (supported by the Hewlett Foundation)
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