Within the bounds of Creative Commons licencing there are 5 key points to consider when using OER:

1. Retain - Copies of content can be retained for personal archives or reference

2. Reuse - Content can be reused in its unaltered original format

3. Revise - Content can be modified or altered to suit specific needs

4. Remix - Content can be adapted with other similar content to create something new

5. Redistribute - Content can be shared with anyone else in its original or altered format
 

"The 5Rs of Openness" by David Wiley is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Image: "5Rs logo" by BCcampus is licensed under CC BY 4.0

OER are subject to Creative Commons licencing. These licences are as follows:

LICENCE	TERMS
	Attribution CC BY Allow to copy, adapt, modify, share the work as long as the original creators are credited for any purposes.
	Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA All rights as Attribution (BY) licence and new creations have to be licenced under same terms as the original work.
	Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND Allow to copy, share but keep the work unchanged and in whole for any purposes.
	Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC Allow to copy, adapt, modify, share the work for non-commercial purposes only.
	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA All rights as Attribution (BY) - Share Alike (SA) licence but for non-commercial purposes only.
	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND All rights as Attribution (BY) - No Derivatives (ND) licence but for non-commercial purposes only.

Images: "Icons" by Font Awesome, Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0 

You can find more information about licences from the Creative Commons website.

Note: Not all OER use the same licencing restriction. It is important to check the permissions of the OER before using them to ensure compliance with the terms.

Creative Commons License and how it helps us share digital content (5.32 mins) by BrickPress (YouTube)

To assist in building your attribution to openly licenced material.