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Open Courseware, Syllabuses and Modules (excerpts from websites)

The Croquet Project A combination of computer software and network architecture that supports deep collaboration and resource sharing among large numbers of users within the context of a large-scale distributed information system. Along with its ability to deliver compelling 3D visualization and simulations, the Croquet system's components are designed with a focus on enabling massively multi-user peer-to-peer collaboration and communication.

Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OpenCourseWare (OCW) project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses.

LON_CAPA Open Source Freeware Distributed Learning Content Management and Assessment System: Sharing and using online learning and assessment materials across institutions and disciplines.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology A free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century. It is true to MIT's values of excellence, innovation, and leadership.

Mambo A full-featured content management system that can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Continue reading for a detailed feature list.

Merlot A free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.

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According to wikipedia, itself an open source project, open source means “that the origins of a product are publicly accessible in part or in whole. One of the most prominent examples of open source is from the software industry. When software is open source, its source code, documentation and other content are publicly accessible by an acquirement of

Copyright Compliance for Online Educators

an open-source license, or it is publicly accessible on an open-source basis. Software developers publish their software as open source, so anybody may also develop the same software or understand how it works. Open-source software generally allows anybody to make a new version of the software, port it to new operating systems and processor architectures, share it with others or market it. The advantage of open source is to let the product be more understandable, modifiable, duplicatable, or simply accessible.”

Assessment Practices for Online Educators

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