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Informative Article | Library Science | India | Volume 12 Issue 4, April 2023

Open Educational Resources, Online Learning and Indian Initiatives

Gargi Das | Pratyusha Mukherjee

Abstract: In the context of open education and online education, open educational resources (OER) play a very important role. Our whole education system is upgrading and at the same time being widely spread to reach out to the maximum learners wherever they are. Open educational resources aim to provide support to self - learning and life - long learning along with the formal education at different levels. The present paper aims to know about the open educational resources, how they started, their features, the pros and cons of OER, how they help in learning. The paper also studies the Indian initiatives on open educational resources and focuses on the role of libraries as well as LIS professionals in OER.

Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, 5'R'sofOER

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 4, April 2023,

Pages: 1652 - 1657