1. Leigh-Anne Perryman (@laperryman) Tony Coughlan (@CYPmedia) The Open University, UK Photo credit: Kevin Dooley CC-BYKevin Dooley OER 14 Conference 28 April 2014

2. “We sourced excellent examples of different types of organisations producing OER specifically for lifelong learners - sometimes in partnership with professional educators, but often in fields not normally touched by mainstream education. These organisations included private sector companies, public sector institutions, professional bodies and third sector organisations.” (Falconer et al, 2013, p. 46) “We sourced excellent examples of different types of organisations producing OER specifically for lifelong learners - sometimes in partnership with professional educators, but often in fields not normally touched by mainstream education. These organisations included private sector companies, public sector institutions, professional bodies and third sector organisations.” (Falconer et al, 2013, p. 46) http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC85471.pdfhttp://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC85471.pdf.

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5. http://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/content/930593/u nderstanding_autism/understanding_autism/our_publica tions

6. http://elearning.autism.net

9. Implications Learners are diverted from accessing relevant resources; Open educational practices are being marginalised (e.g. IACAPAP); Opportunities for collaboration are missed; Need for an impartial open content search facility (e.g. Solvonauts, OpenScout).

10. Conclusion

11. Thank you! Full paper: http://oro.open.ac.uk/39774/ http://oro.open.ac.uk/39774/ Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, Fellow, OER Research Hub, The Open University (leigh.a.perryman@open.ac.uk)leigh.a.perryman@open.ac.uk Tony Coughlan, Regional Academic, The Open University (t.coughlan@open.ac.uk)t.coughlan@open.ac.uk Photo credit: Kevin Dooley CC-BYKevin Dooley