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October 21, 2026

The Art of Reuse and Adaptation

This open textbook is a practical guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in higher education. Developed collaboratively by librarians, educators, researchers, and Open Education practitioners across the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL), it brings together policy analysis, practical guidance, and reusable tools into a single, adaptable resource. The book is built around three themes: policy, support, and practice. It looks at how policy shapes Open Education, what infrastructure and support make it sustainable, and how to build trust and create inclusive resources together with students and colleagues. Throughout, a Universal Design for Learning lens invites readers to critically reflect on the accessibility and inclusivity of open resources themselves. True to the values it explores, the textbook is designed for more than reading: it invites active reuse. Readers can explore its chapters, follow its curated toolkits and case studies, adapt its frameworks to local contexts, or reuse its editable templates directly. It’s aligned with UNESCO’s international recommendations on open education, openly licensed, free to adapt, and ready to grow through the contributions of others. EDITORS Mira Buist-Zhuk; Paola Corti; and Claudia Hackl-Mayerhofer REVIEWERS Michelle Breen; Marion Brunetti; Maura Flynn; David Stoellger; Lilianna Nalewajska; Celine Peignen; Emily Herron; and Peter Vedal Utnes

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Marta Bustillo, Paola Corti, Harrie van der Meer, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Sylvia Moes

October 21, 2026

Chapter 3 Practical tips for trustworthy OER reuse, adaptation and co-creation

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Evaluate the quality and suitability of existing OER using relevant criteria, frameworks, and quality assurance approaches. Identify key copyright and licensing considerations when reusing, adapting, remixing, and sharing OER. Apply appropriate open licensing and attribution practices when creating, adapting, and sharing OER. Recognise the value of student–staff–library collaboration in the creation and development of OER. Identify approaches and conditions that can support successful collaborative and co-creative OER practices.

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Marta Bustillo, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Sylvia Moes

October 21, 2026

Conclusion

The conclusion highlights the value of reuse and adaptation as approaches to rethinking existing resources and creating new possibilities. It emphasises the importance of understanding the potential of what already exists and exploring how it can be transformed, reinterpreted and applied in new contexts. Reuse and adaptation provide opportunities to connect past and present, preserve existing value and encourage creative and sustainable approaches to change.

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Marta Bustillo, Paola Corti, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Harrie van der Meer, Sylvia Moes

October 21, 2026

Introduction

This textbook is structured around three interconnected thematic areas that reflect key dimensions of Open Education in higher education contexts: OER Policy, Support and Resources, and Open Educational Practices (OEP). This textbook is designed to support different layers of reuse, recognising that readers will engage with its content in different ways depending on their needs and experience with Open Education. Level 1 – Some may simply read and explore the chapters to gain an understanding of OER policies and practices. Level 2 – Others may discover reusable sources by following the referenced toolkits, frameworks, case studies, and openly licensed materials included throughout the book. Level 3 – For practitioners ready to implement Open Education, many of these resources can be adapted and remixed to fit local institutional, disciplinary, or linguistic contexts. Level 4 – Finally, the textbook also provides editable templates, practical tools, and implementation examples that can be directly reused when developing policies, workshops, support services, or educational resources. Chapter 1: Navigating the OER Policy landscape Chapter 2: Support and resources for Open Education Chapter 3: Practical tips for trustworthy OER reuse, adaptation and co-creation Chapter 4: The role of domain specific communities UNESCO OER RECOMMENDATION AREAS The textbook is strongly informed by the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (2019), which provides an international framework for supporting the development and sustainability of Open Education. The chapters engage with the five UNESCO OER Recommendation action areas: Building capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt, and redistribute OER Developing supportive policy Encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER Nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER Facilitating international cooperation Throughout the textbook, these action areas are referenced to help situate practices, policies, and resources within broader international Open Education developments.

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Marta Bustillo, Paola Corti, Harrie van der Meer, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Sylvia Moes

October 21, 2026

Chapter 1 Navigating the OER Policy Landscape

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the role of OER policies in supporting the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of Open Education. Distinguish between international, national, and institutional approaches to OER policy and explain how these different levels influence and reinforce each other. Identify key policy frameworks, recommendations, strategies, and resources that can support OER policy development and implementation. Analyse existing OER policies and policy resources in relation to your own institutional, national, or professional context. Identify opportunities to reuse and adapt existing policy frameworks, roadmaps, toolkits, and templates to support the development or strengthening of OER policy in your own context.

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Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer

June 16, 2026

Open Education menu

We created a ready-to-use menu with 17 different Open Education practices to be implemented in your education. With each practice turned into its own dish and recipe, you can easily see how the practice can be implemented, with its difficulty level and examples. The goal is to provide you with ideas and examples on how to implement Open Science practices into your education. Or use the menu as a starting point for conversations about open educational practices with colleagues! Already an expert? The menu can also be used for a 1-hour workshop on Open Educational practices for others interested in Open Science. Let the participants select a dish from the menu they are interested in, and help them to adapt the dish so they can turn their own ideas into real practices.

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Jeroen Bosman, Ilcan Çiftcibaşi, Anneke van der Dussen, Ruud Dielen, Marie-Louise Goudeau, Pim Huijnen, Susanne Kirchhoff, Marc van Mil, Hanne Oberman, Annelies Pieterman-Bos

January 23, 2026

Self-study module Introduction to Plant Biology - Plant hormones

This self-study module is part of the series ‘Introduction to Plant Biology’ and introduces plant hormones, explaining how chemical signaling enables communication and coordination within plants. It is designed for students learning basic plant biology and for teachers seeking clear figures and explanations for educational use. The module covers fundamental concepts of cell signaling and signal transduction and examines the functions and interactions of major plant hormones, including auxin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, gibberellins, ethylene, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, brassinosteroids, and strigolactones, in regulating plant growth, development, and responses to the environment.

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Elysa Overdijk, Anniek Oosterwijk, Kayla Delvers

December 19, 2025

Self-study module Introduction to Plant Biology - Abiotic stress

This self-study module is part of the series ‘Introduction to Plant Biology’ and introduces abiotic stress in plants and explains how plants cope with and adapt to challenging environmental conditions. It is designed for students learning basic plant biology and for teachers seeking clear figures and explanations for educational use. The module covers key abiotic stresses - heat, cold, flooding, drought, salinity, and high light intensity - and examines the physiological, structural, and adaptive strategies plants use to survive and grow under these conditions.

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Elysa Overdijk, Anniek Oosterwijk, Kayla Delvers

December 19, 2025

Self-study module Introduction to Plant Biology - Water in plants

This self-study module is part of the series ‘Introduction to Plant Biology’ and focuses on the role of water in plants, explaining how water is taken up, transported, and regulated to support plant growth and survival. It is designed for students learning basic plant biology and for teachers seeking clear figures and explanations for educational use. The module covers water uptake by roots, long-distance water transport through the xylem and phloem, the relationship between stomata and transpiration, and examines how environmental factors influence these processes.

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Elysa Overdijk, Anniek Oosterwijk, Kayla Delvers

December 1, 2025

Practice Material for Fundamental Courses in Economics

The repository is designed as an open, collaborative collection of digital exercises and supplementary teaching materials for fundamental economics courses. It is structured into subjects that are often found in economics courses. These subjects allow teachers to identify and integrate those exercises they need, based on the topics they are interested in. All exercises are available in English and Dutch. Selected exercises can be implemented through the Grasple platform directly with a free teacher account. Thematic Exercise Sets Basic Microeconomics: Exercises covering cost concepts, elasticity, optimization, and static market theory. Intermediate Microeconomics: Exercises addressing topics such as asymmetric information, principal-agent problems, and externalities. Mathematics in Economics: Materials that bridge mathematical techniques (like differential equations and linear algebra) with economic applications, created in collaboration with the department of Applied Mathematics at TU Delft. Open Educational Practices

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Sander Renes, Tom Vroegrijk, Daniela Petrova