Welcome to the Open Education Network's public-facing version of the Certificate in Open Educational Practices! We're so excited to share this course with you. We are thankful to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for awarding North Carolina State University, Roger Williams University, and the Open Education Network a Laura Bush 21st Century Program grant to fund this program and course. Please go to our website to learn more about the program and future offerings of it.

We'd like to formally thank the original team for the creation of the online course: Will Cross from North Carolina State University; Racheal Brooks from North Carolina Central University; Michael Cawdery from Leeward Community College; Hannah Davidson from Plymouth State University; Tanya Grosz from Open Education Network; Lindsey Gwozdz from Roger Williams University; Heather Miceli from Association of American Colleges and Universities; and Jasmine Roberts-Crews from The Ohio State University. Also, thank you to Abbey Elder from Iowa State University for joining our instructional team and revising the course after being a pilot participant.

*Note about discussion forums and assignments: Since this is a public-facing version of the course, you will not be able to submit assignments or participate in discussions, but you will be able to see exactly what we are asking of our enrolled participants. If you have questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to Tanya Grosz at grosz045@umn.edu. Thank you!

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Start Here: Welcome!
Syllabus, Instructor, & Cohort Information
- Module 1: Hallmarks of Open Education (1 week)
- Module 2: Hallmarks of OEP (2 weeks)
- Module 3: Critical Considerations for Using OER/OEP (2 weeks)
- Module 4: Accessibility (1 week)
- Module 5: Student Empowerment & Agency (2 weeks)
- Module 6: Applied OER/OEP (1 week)
Project Symposium, Implementation, & Continuing the Conversation (Two days)
OEP Action Plan (Please make a copy)