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Open Educational Resources: Creative Commons

Overview of Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They work alongside copyright and enable you to modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs.

-- From Creative Commons website

Types of Licenses

The licenses below and their descriptions come from the About the Licenses page of Creative Commons. 

Can I combine mix or combine resources to make one new resource? The answer is: Maybe!

Take a look at Creative Commons License compatibility below:

Choosing and Attributing Licenses

Creative Commons License Attribution Video

Attribution

This guide is based on the Lansing Community College (LCC) Library Research Guide on Open Educational Resources (OER), created by Regina Gong