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• Ensure that all educational materials supported by Erasmus+ are available to the public | • Ensure that all educational materials supported by Erasmus+ are available to the public | ||
under open licenses and promote similar practices under EU programmes; | under open licenses and promote similar practices under EU programmes; | ||
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• Use the new programmes Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 to encourage partnerships between | • Use the new programmes Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 to encourage partnerships between | ||
creators of educational content (e.g. teachers, publishers, ICT companies), to increase the | creators of educational content (e.g. teachers, publishers, ICT companies), to increase the | ||
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transparent information on copyrights and open licenses to users of digital educational | transparent information on copyrights and open licenses to users of digital educational | ||
resources; | resources; | ||
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Launch with this Communication the Open Education Europa portal linking it to existing | Launch with this Communication the Open Education Europa portal linking it to existing | ||
OER repositories in different languages and bringing learners, teachers and researchers | OER repositories in different languages and bringing learners, teachers and researchers | ||
together, so to improve the attractiveness and visibility of quality OERs produced in the | together, so to improve the attractiveness and visibility of quality OERs produced in the | ||
EU. | EU. | ||
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Member States and education institutions should: | Member States and education institutions should: | ||
• Stimulate open access policies for publicly-funded educational materials; | • Stimulate open access policies for publicly-funded educational materials; | ||
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and encourage the production, including through public procurement, of high-quality | and encourage the production, including through public procurement, of high-quality | ||
educational materials whose copyrights would belong to public authorities. | educational materials whose copyrights would belong to public authorities. | ||
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Policy Title: European Union: Erasmus: Opening Up Education - Go to the policy
Author(s): EU
Description: The Commission will: • Ensure that all educational materials supported by Erasmus+ are available to the public under open licenses and promote similar practices under EU programmes;
• Use the new programmes Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 to encourage partnerships between creators of educational content (e.g. teachers, publishers, ICT companies), to increase the supply of quality OER and other digital educational materials in different languages, to develop new business models and to develop technical solutions which provide transparent information on copyrights and open licenses to users of digital educational resources;
Launch with this Communication the Open Education Europa portal linking it to existing OER repositories in different languages and bringing learners, teachers and researchers together, so to improve the attractiveness and visibility of quality OERs produced in the EU.
Member States and education institutions should: • Stimulate open access policies for publicly-funded educational materials; • Encourage formal education and training institutions to include digital content, including OERs, among the recommended educational materials for learners at all educational levels and encourage the production, including through public procurement, of high-quality
educational materials whose copyrights would belong to public authorities.Policy Comments:
