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OER ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
1INTRODUCTION
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1.1Background
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1.2Approach and Structure of the Report
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2REVIEW OF INVESTMENTS TO DATE
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2.1Overall Impact of Investment
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2.2Highlights and Examples
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2.2.1MIT OCW
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2.2.2Connexions Project
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2.2.3Utah State University
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2.2.4Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
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2.2.5Creative Commons and Internet Archives
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2.2.6Comments on Other Projects
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2.2.7OpenCourseWare Consortium
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2.2.8International Impact
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2.3Major Remaining Challenges
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2.3.1Introduction
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2.3.2Sustainability
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2.3.3Curation and Preservation of Access
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2.3.4Object Granularity and Format Diversity
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2.3.5Intellectual Property Issues
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2.3.6Content Quality Assessment and Enhancement
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2.3.7Computing and Communication Infrastructure
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2.3.8Scale-up and Deepening Impact in Developing Countries
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3THE BREWING PERFECT STORM
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3.1Introduction
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3.2Enablers
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3.2.1Open Code and Content
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3.2.2Participatory Systems Architecture
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3.2.3Improvement in Performance and Access to the Underlying ICT
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3.2.4Rich Media, Virtual Environments, and Gaming
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3.2.5Emerging Deeper Understanding of Human Learning
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3.3Other Complementary Transformative Initiative Areas
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3.3.1E-science and Cyberinfrastructure
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3.3.2Cyberinfrastructure-Enhanced Humanities
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3.4Concluding Remarks
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