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Why open educational resources (OER)? Blink Tower's winning entry in the Creative Commons Why Open Education Matters video contest provides a succinct summary of why OER. (Although it's not clear if the video itself has a creative commons license.) OER is a response to counter the expense of educational resources and outdated textbooks. The two greatest benefits of OER are: (1) giving free access to more quality education resources to teachers and students; and (2) giving the power back to teachers and learners to make decisions about quality of educational resources and revise OER that align to their most essential learning competencies. Finding OER, curating OER, and creating OER are activities that benefit from collaboration, bayanihan, pagtambayayong. Savings on textbooks can be reinvested toward professional development and learner-centered activities. As you consider OER, think of solutions to the following challenges presented by OER: ( 1) Quality assurance; ( 2) Sustainability; ( 3) Lack of public understanding; and ( 4) Relevance to local context.