Member Activities

We have moved away from quarterly All member meetings and switched to quarterly newsletters.

Member Meetings:

2023/2024

2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021

2019/2020
- Dec 2019 – New Member Mixer
- Sept 2019 – All Members Meeting
2018/2019
2017/2018

Spring Quarterly All Members Meeting – April 16, 2024

It seems like just yesterday, but it’s been over a month since Open Education Week 2024, and it was time for a recap of the event, both of CCCOER events and all global events. Then a peak behind-the-scenes, this was followed by updates on presentation at online and virtual conferences CCCOER staff have been attending and the strategic planning process with a non-profit consultant that is underway. Lastly, we announce that the 1st of 3 blog posts on the Department of Education’s Cash Management Issue Paper, aka “negotiated rulemaking” and its potential effect on Inclusive and Equitable Access programs in the US.

Agenda:

OpenEd Week Recap
Your CCCOER Staff in Action
Non-profit Consultant Process
OEGlobal conference CFP and proposals to host in 2025 & 2026
New blog post – Navigating the Shift: Proposed Changes to Automatic Textbook Billing Programs

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Winter Quarter All Members Meeting – January 25, 2024

We started out the new year with remarks from the new CCCOER Program Director, Heather Blicher. We also heard from CCCOER Executive Council President, Shinta Hernandez, heard updates from all of the executive council committees, and looked at what the rest of 2024 has in store.

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Update from Shinta Hernandez, CCCOER Executive Council President
Welcome to Heather Blicher, new CCCOER Program Director
Open Education Week
Committee Updates
CCCOER Member Calendar
Open Education Global Conference – Host OEGlobal in 2025 or 2026

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Member Mixer – December 6, 2023

In our 7th annual Member Mixer, the focus was on storytelling and attendees had an opportunity to share their open education stories and reflect on how we can “braid” them together with indigenous ways of knowing.

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Introduction of Heather Blicher, our new CCCOER Program Director.
Guest Speaker: Darrion Letendre, OE Global 2023 Keynote speaker and STEM & Land-Based Learning Coordinator at NorQuest College
Share and braid your stories in breakout rooms with other members.
Wrap-up and “Open Discussion Time”

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Fall Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – August 31, 2023

The shortlist of Open Education Award for Excellence nominees was released just in time for use to share it with our members. The list includes 8 nominees from community colleges in 7 different categories! Attendees were asked the following questions (along with some of the most common answers).

What are your Open Education plans or hopes for 2023-24?
- Expanding and institutionalizing, OER/ZTC programs
- Course markings
Which Open Education topic(s) interests you right now and why?
- Artificial Intelligence, copyright, and OER
- Increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in OER

Agenda:

Welcome
Open Education Global Conference and Awards
Member Discussions
Committee Updates
Fall Webinars
Calendar
Social Media Input
Open Discussion Time

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Summer Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – June 20, 2023

In the last meeting of 2022/23, we wrapped up the last year and looked forward to the next. We said goodbye to our outgoing executive council members and welcomed the new. Members shared their summer plans, both personal and professional, and a summary of the Annual Member Survey results was shared. Lastly, we looked at what’s happening during summer and into fall, sharing updates and the fall calendar.

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Welcome
Executive Council Updates
New Member – Pikes Peak State College
Meet Marcela Morales and OE Global Updates
What are your Summer Plans?
Annual Member Survey Results
What’s happening this summer at OEG and CCCOER?
Fall Calendar

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Spring Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – March 28, 2023

This spring we have a plethora of events going on. Currently, CCCOER and OEGlobal are accepting nominations for their executive council and governing board, respectively. Also, both the Open Education Global and OpenEd conferences are accepting proposals. And with OEWeek 2023 behind us, CCCOER is busy planning for summer. We were joined by Robert Lawson from Norquest College to give an update on the upcoming Open Education Global Conference this October in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lisa Young, OEGlobal Board Vice President updated us on the board elections.

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Welcome
New Member – Fanshawe College
OEGlobal 2023 Conference – Norquest College
CCCOER Executive Council Refresh
OEGlobal Board Elections
Summer Plans
- EDI Summer Book Club
- R&I committee summer discussions
Open Textbook Federal Grant Program
Calendar

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Winter Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – January 26, 2023

We welcomed the new year and Open Education Global’s new Executive Director Andreia Inamorato. Andreia is a researcher, a teacher, and a champion for open education with over 16 years of experience working internationally with institutions in Latin America, Europe, the USA, and Africa. She shared some perspectives on OER from outside of the USA.

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Welcome
New Members
New OEGlobal Executive Director Andreia Inamorato
Breakout Room Discussion
Executive Committee Updates
Upcoming Activities
Open Discussion

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Member Mixer – December 1, 2022

Led by CCCOER’s Membership Committee, this year’s mixer featured a panel discussion with special guests:

Dr. Ronica Rooks – Professor in Health Behavior Science at the University of Colorado, Denver
Elizabeth Braatz and Kassidy Fegles-Jones – Graduate Students at Portland State University, RLOE Student Mentors, and are working on a project for RIOS (the Institute for Racially Just, Inclusive and Open STEM)

The panelists discussed the OER projects they have been involved with and what excited them about OER and Open Education. Then participants were invited to join breakout rooms to discuss issues raised in the panel.

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Fall Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – September 1, 2022

To start off the new school year, we recapped CCCOER’s summer events and shared our plans for fall. Then attendees were put into breakout rooms to discuss:

What are your Open Education plans or hopes for 2022-23?
What challenges are you facing right now in sustaining your Open Education programs?

Members shared their answers in the meeting as well as in Google Jamboards located at bit.ly/CCCOERjam2022

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Summer Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – June 22, 2022

We wrapped up the year by introducing the new members of the Executive Council, our new members in 2021-22, as well as going over the results of the 2022 CCCOER Member Survey. Looking forward we discussed our summer activities and made sure that members know that nominations for the Open Education Awards and the CFP for the Federal Open Textbook Grant 2022 are open.

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Introducing our new Executive Council
Icebreaker – What are you doing this summer?
OE Global Updates – Open Education Award Nominations are open (deadline July 31)
Federal Grant Opportunity (deadline July 25)
2022 CCCOER Annual Survey Results
CCCOER Summer Activities
Member Support Discussion

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Spring Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – March 30, 2022

After a quick recap of Open Education Week, Lisa Young, OEGlobal board member, as well as Co-chair of Open Maricopa, Faculty Director of Center for Teaching & Learning at Scottsdale Community College joined us to update CCCOER members on OEGlobal – the 5 new board members, Executive Director Paul Stacey’s decision to step down at the end of 2022, and updates on the Open Education Global Conference in Nantes this May. We then welcome all 14 new members – 11 of which are from Texas! Looking ahead, summer activities and the upcoming Executive Council Refresh this spring were discussed.

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Open Education Week Recap
Guest Speaker: Lisa Young, OEGlobal Board Update
New Members Welcome
Executive Council Refresh Opportunities
Summer Professional Development

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Winter Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – January 26, 2022

We started this meeting off with guest speakers Nicole Allen and Trudi Radtke from SPARC who spoke on inclusive access – what it is and where to find resources on InclusiveAccess.org to use to discuss it with others at your institutions. Also, Judith Sebesta, from DigiTex announce that they will be paying the annual membership dues for community colleges in Texas, up to 25!

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Welcome New Members
Open Education Week
Guest Speakers on Inclusive Access:
- Nicole Allen, Director, SPARC Open Education
- Trudi Radtke, Open Education Project Manager
Member share out
Strategic Plan Update
Spring webinars
Summer Professional Development
Subcommittee updates
Open Education Global Conference

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Member Mixer – ‘Open’ During the Pandemic – December 2, 2021

Led by CCCOER Executive Council Membership VPs Cindy Domika and Joy Shoemate, the 5th annual member mixer’s theme was “Open During the Pandemic,” and featured a keynote by James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean of Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning at College of the Canyons. Members were also asked how the pandemic had changed the way Open is in their work, and how Open can continue to support students.

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Celebrating 2021 New Members
Our Membership Team
Frances Whaley, NILRC Member
Open During the Pandemic: James Glapa-Grossklag
Q&A via Mentimeter
CCCOER – OE Global Updates
2022 Calendar
Open Discussion

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Fall Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – September 1, 2021

We started off by introducing the newest CCCOER member, the Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges (NILRC), who join two other members from Illinois, and are now the lead for the new IL statewide consortium. Next, CCCOER Executive Council President Judith Sebesta lead a member shareout session where everyone was encouraged to share an example of completed, in progress, or planned work at their college/organization to support Open Pedagogy or Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

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New Member Welcome
- Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges (NILRC)
Member Share out
Summer Activity Recap
Fall webinars
Committee Updates
RLOE
Website Refresh
Calendar

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Summer Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – June 16, 2021

We started off the summer by looking back over the 2020-21 year and discussing the results of the 2021 CCCOER Member Survey and summarizing all of the work CCCOER and its members did the past year. Members also gave updates on how their OER projects were going at their institutions.

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Welcome & Icebreaker
New Member Welcome
2021-22 Executive Council Introductions
Annual Impact Summary
Annual Members’ Survey
Project Updates
OEGlobal Updates

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – March 23, 2021

Our spring webinar focused on looking ahead. After welcoming our new members, Milwaukee Area Technical College (7th member from WI!) and NorQuest College (1st Canadian member!) We discussed the ongoing OEGlobal Board Elections, as well as the upcoming CCCOER Executive Council refresh. Finally, we asked attendees for their input on what activities CCCOER should do over the summer.

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New Member Welcome
- Milwaukee Area Technical College – Wisconson, USA
- NorQuest College – Alberta, Canada
Regional Leaders of Open Education Network
OEGlobal Board Elections & News
Help us plan our Summer Activities
Exec Council Roles/Survey of Interest
CCCOER Annual Members’ Survey
Calendar Updates

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting – January 28th, 2021

For the first CCCOER meeting of 2021, we were joined by Angela DeBarger, Open Education Program Officer from the Hewlett Foundation, and each college had the opportunity to introduce themselves and their institution’s OER projects briefly. We were also joined by representatives from two of the four US Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot grantees to give overviews of their programs: West Hills College Lemoore, lead for California Consortium: Equitable Change for Hispanic Serving Institutions (CC ECHO) program, and Raritan Valley College, New Jersey Open Textbook Collaborative Project. College of the Canyons and CCCOER also gave an update on the Open for Antiracism (OFAR) grant project.

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Special Guest and New Member Welcome
Member Introductions
Grant Updates
- Open Textbook Pilots
- Open for Anti-Racism
Open Education Week
Spring Webinars
Committee Updates
Website Refresh

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Dec 3, 2020 – 4th Annual CCCOER Members Mixer

This year’s member mixer was an informal event, where members had a chance to meet up one last time in 2020 to share open education projects and ask our expert community. Members shared updates on OER projects on their campus, and we discussed all of the projects CCCOER is currently working on.

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Welcome
Celebrating 2020 New Members
How’s it going?
Open Education Q&A via Padlet
Open Ed Global 2020 Lookback
Open Ed Week 2021 & more …
Q & A

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Sept 30, 2020 – U.S. Dept of Education Open Textbook Pilot (OTP) Info Session

This special members’-only meeting was an informal information and discussion session on the 2020 U.S. Open Textbook Pilot Grant. This year, the Department of Education has indicated a willingness to offer smaller grants than in previous years so it opens up the opportunity to smaller groups of institutions.

We discussed the 2020 requirements, answered questions, and shared knowledge around what it takes to apply and also to run a grant program like this. Applications are due Nov 16.

We were joined by Kim Ernstmeyer, Open RN Grant Project Director and Former Nursing Program Director at Chippewa Valley Technical College, in Wisconson, who discussed her experiences working on the Open RN project which is funded by a $2.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Education to create 5 OER Nursing Textbooks with 25 associated Virtual Reality scenarios.

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting, September 1, 2020

The theme for the first quarterly members’ meeting of 2020/2021 was “Opportunities for Open”. CCCOER executive council co-presidents Lisa Young and Sue Tashjian lead us in sharing opportunities that the pandemic and acknowledgement of systemic racism has created for open educational practices and resources to improve our institutions and students’ lives. Each member was invited to share a minute-long update for their college on these topics.

We also welcomed our newest member from Angelina College in Texas and gave updates on fall conferences, Regional Leadership in Open Education, our EDI committee work, and more.

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New Member welcome (Angelina College)
EDI Committee
Activity (Opportunities for Open)
Regional Leadership in Open Education (RLOE) update
Fall webinars
OEG Connect/Podcasts
Fall Conferences
Website Refresh

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting, June 16, 2020

The main focus of this meeting was to share the results of the 2020 annual member survey. CCCOER also reconfirmed our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and asked for volunteers for our new EDI committee. We were also joined by Paul Stacey, Executive Director of OEGlobal who gave us updates on the 2020 Open Education Awards, the OEGlobal 2020 virtual conference, and OEG Connect, an online community space where the global open education community can engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue about all matters pertaining to open education.

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Introductions & welcome to new members
Recommitment to EDI
Member Summer plans
Annual survey findings (to-date)
CCCOER summer and fall activities
CARES $$ Discussion
Updates Open Ed Global
Q & A

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting, April 2, 2020

In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, colleges have been scrambling to move courses online as campuses close. In this meeting, CCCOER members shared their Extraordinary Stories of the work that their campuses have done to pivot to online. Also, attendees discussed the challenges and successes that they have had during this shift.

We were joined by Paul Stacey, Open Education Global Executive Director, who spoke about reframing the future of open education, and the UNESCO’s OER recommendation roadmap.

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Welcome and New Members
Extraordinary Stories
Challenges & Successes
Reframing the Future of Open Education
Updates Open Ed Community
CCCOER News

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Quarterly All Members’ Meeting, January 22, 2020

This meeting was an opportunity for members to share updates, meet the new CCCOER members. Nicole Allen from SPARC joined us to share a quick policy update and Paul Stacey, OEGlobal Executive Director, giving us an update on Open Education Global 2020 rebranding and goals.

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New Decade (Query)
OE Policy Update with Nicole Allen from SPARC
OEG Rebranding with Paul Stacey, Executive Director of OEGlobal
Open Education Week
Regional Leadership in Open Education (RLOE) update
CCCOER Strategic Planning/Vision update
Spring webinars
OpenEd 2020?

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3rd Annual New Member Mixer, December 11, 2019

This was an opportunity for new members to introduce themselves to the community and share challenges that they are facing in growing their open education initiatives. Also, it is an opportunity for our more experienced members to propose helpful suggestions to these challenges.

Cindy Domaika, our VP of New Member Relations, led a discussion on fostering faculty engagement and sharing favorite OER resources.

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New Member Introductions
Faculty Engagement
News from the Field
OE Global Updates
Favorite Resources
Open Education Week
Discussion

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All Members Quarterly Meeting, Sept 11, 2019

The focus for this meeting will be to share work done over the summer and to provide time for members to share collaboration opportunities. This could be creating or peer-reviewing OER, adopting or adapting OER, or any policy, strategy, or funding initiatives.

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Strategic Planning Results
Upcoming webinars/blogs/website
Collaboration opportunities sharing

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All Members Quarterly Meeting, June 12, 2019

This month we welcomed our new executive council, including our new co-Presidents, Lisa Young, Faculty Director, Center for Teaching and Learning at Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges and Sue Tashjian, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Online Learning at Northern Essex Community College. This year we also have two sub-committees for professional development and special projects.

Also discussed were the results of the annual CCCOER Member Survey, and Paul Stacey, Executive Director of the Open Education Consortium gave us an update.

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2019-2020 Executive Council Members
Annual Survey Results
Upcoming Events
OEC Updates & Board
How to Get Involved

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All Members Quarterly Meeting, March 21, 2019

In this meeting, we discussed opportunities for members to contribute to CCCOER by joining the executive council. We also got an update from Open Education Consortium Executive Director, Paul Stacey, and members shared what they did for Open Education week 2019.

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Executive Council Opportunities
Open Education Week Recap
Open Education Consortium Updates
Membership Updates
Needs and Offers

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All Members Semi-Annual Meeting, January 23, 2019

This meeting was an opportunity for members to share updates, meet the new CCCOER members, and learn about upcoming events, including:

Open Education Week plans: faculty dialogue and student voices
OEC Board elections
CCCOER Leadership opportunities
Spring/fall Conferences
Spring Webinar Series

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2nd Annual New Member Mixer, December 12, 2018

The 2nd annual CCCOER New Member Mixer was for all CCCOER members and was an opportunity for our new members to introduce themselves to the consortium and share a challenge that they are facing with their open education initiatives. There was also be a short presentation/discussion on what it takes to be a Change Agent at your institution.

Change Leadership Speakers:

Cindy Domaika, Manager of Open & Instructional Resources, Nicolet College
Michael Mills, Vice President, E-Learning, Innovation and Teaching Excellence

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Members-Only Event: LibreTexts Overview

Executive Director Delmar Larsen shares how institutions and faculty can get involved in the LibreTexts community and use the libraries and platform to develop and customized open and interactive textbooks.

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Nov 27: LibreTexts Overview by Delmar Larsen from Una Daly

All Members meeting Sept 12th, 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

This meeting was an opportunity for CCCOER members to share updates and discuss potential collaborative projects.

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All Members meeting June 14th, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET.

In this semi-annual meeting, our main topic was the results of the annual CCCOER member survey. This survey lets us check in with our members and see how we can better help them for the 2018-19 school year. We also welcomed our 17 new members, did an end-of-year wrap up of 2017-18, and discussing the Open Ed Global 2018 conference in Delft, Netherlands.

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All Members meeting March 21st, 2018

In this meeting, we met the new executive director of the Open Education Consortium, Paul Stacey. Paul joins OEC after five years as Associate Director of Global Learning for Creative Commons where he helped creators, faculty, students, librarians and the public generate a global public commons of knowledge and culture. Paul has extensive experience leading Open Educational Resource initiatives in Canada, USA, the Middle East / North Africa and around the world. Prior to Creative Commons Paul helped found BCcampus in 2003 and led its open education initiative for nine years.

We also discussed OEC news and Preston Davis’s candidacy for OEC board member. And lastly, we discussed the CARE (Contribute, Attribute, Release, and Empower) Framework for OER Stewardship. The framework is described in a new paper entitled, “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship.”

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All Members Meeting, Jan 31, 2018

Semi-annual CCCOER Members meeting with OEC news and CCCOER and member college updates.

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New Member Mixer December 13th, 2017

New CCCOER members were asked to share their current OER projects and long-term plans and goals. After that, all CCCOER members were invited to join in a discussion of SPARC’s OER Mythbusting document which discusses the top seven OER myths in North American higher education.