“A commons arises whenever a given community decides it wishes to manage a resource in a collective manner, with special regard for equitable access, use and

sustainability”.

-David Bollier

Rivalrous Resources

Excludable Resources

Nonrivalrous Resources

Nonexcludable Resources

Non-rivalrous

Rivalrous

Excludable Nonexcludable

Non-rivalrous

Rivalrous

Excludable Nonexcludable

Non-rivalrous

Rivalrous

Excludable Nonexcludable

Open educational resources (OER) are freely available learning materials that can be downloaded, edited and shared to better

serve all students.

Infrastructure

Individuals

Ideology

Institutions

Idiosyncratic

Institutionalized

Individualized

Open Educational Practice

A High Impact Educational Practice

Non-rivalrous

Rivalrous

Excludable Nonexcludable

Knowledge is a public good.

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