Free and Legal to Use, Improve and Share
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Save time and energy by adapting or revising resources that have already been created
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Tailor educational resources to the specific content for your course
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Expand opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching and learning by allowing you to integrate and revise multiple educational resources
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Redefine "traditional" learning by incorporating multi-media or scenario-based education
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Go beyond the confines of "teaching to the book"
Network and Collaborate with Peers
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Access educational resources that have already been "peer reviewed" by other experts in your field
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Review or annotation features and texts so other instructors have more in-depth knowledge of the resource and its quality quickly
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Make learning and teaching a team project using collaborative platforms
Lower Educational Cost and Improve Access to Information
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Reduce the cost of course materials, particularly textbooks so that all students have access and aren't as financially burdened
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Find and access information instantly on virtually any topic, on various devices.
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Give learners the option of looking at course content openly before enrolling.
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Reduce the load students bear, possibly increasing graduation and retention rates
