UNESCO has just released historic publications focus on OER experiences and dialogues around the world. First, the fruit of the OER Community collective reflection in the initial IIEP forum held over a 6-week period in late 2005 has been published in print form as Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace. It has been released in print as a contribution to the history of the OER movement, and to make the content available to those who may have difficulty consulting the web site
The publication is available through UNESCO Publishing Significantly. This is the first UNESCO publication released with a Creative Commons license.
Second, the current issue of Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning is a special issue on Open Educational Resources. The issue is intended to provide an introduction to the emerging OER movement and its implications for education systems and institutions, educators and learners. The articles describe a range of initiatives and issues, and articulate the vision of some of the most committed and passionate champions of Open Educational Resources. Routledge, Open Learning’s publisher, has agreed to make this particular issue of the journal freely accessible to all, in recognition of its open theme and the importance of the issues involved
