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Ø Viewpoint of educational networks and institutions OER can:

· Provide a long term conceptual framework in the creation, sharing and provision of educational resources based on a strong emphasis of reusability.

· Allow for a higher return on investment of taxpayers’ money through better cost-effectiveness when reusing resources.

· Promote digital competence through making available tools and content that allow learners to develop their critical thinking and creativity.

· Enrich the pool of resources for innovating curricula and teaching and learning practices

· Lead to a leverage in the educational quality of content through quality control, feedback and improvements within content alliances, communities and networks who share content.

· Foster lifelong learning and social inclusion through easy access to resources that may otherwise not be accessible by potential user groups.

Ø Viewpoint of teachers and students

• Broader range of subjects and topics to choose from, flexibility in choosing material
• Save time and effort
• Provision of teachers own personal assessments, lessons learned and suggestions for improvements.
• Provide learning communities and set up collaborative learning environments.
• Promote user-centred approaches in education and lifelong learning.