With OER, educational materials can be used, edited, supplemented or created. Different platforms all over the world offer OER and many search engines allow a targeted license search. OER are not only profitable for teachers, but also for learners. OER offers several advantages:
- OER is available to everyone worldwide
- Digitisation and networking allows material to be widely disseminated and exchanged
- OER enables a new kind of collaboration
- Equal opportunities in education
- Time savings when exchanging and reusing teaching/learning materials
- Together, educational materials can be created, updated, edited and perfected