https://edscoop.com/the-evolution-of-educational-publishing-do-we-have-an-oer-quality-problem - Mike Silagadze, edScoop

There are still many barriers to widespread adoption. A primary hurdle is that many professors are still skeptical of using free online content because they’re concerned about whether it’s of high quality. Additionally, OER often takes the form of static PDFs, which can be difficult to find online, it's challenging to customize for a specific course, and it lacks the feedback mechanism needed to ensure quality and share with the education community. The OER movement continues to be fueled by a passionate community of educators who are committed to finding solutions to these challenges, and it’s starting to gain momentum in higher education. On the question of access, nonprofits such as OpenStax and OER Commons are helping to make these materials more widely available and easy to find; and some big publishers are sharing OER on their platforms (though they’re making it available for a cost to access this “free” content). What’s more, OER advocates recently came together to create a framework to encourage responsible stewardship. Known as the CARE framework, it serves as a guideline to foster a productive and sustainable open education ecosystem. https://edscoop.com/the-evolution-of-educational-publishing-do-we-have-an-oer-quality-problem