Commentary: At Lansing Community College in Michigan, OER has been transformative. The college's librarian describes what it will take to make OER work long-term.

Commentary: Many colleges are proficient at using open-source technologies, but they're lagging when it comes to teaching the benefits of open-source development.

A University of Georgia study found that open educational resources improved end-of-course grades for undergraduates and lowered D, F and withdrawal rates.

Commentary: As students and teachers seek to make education more affordable, they should consider a peer-review process for open educational resources.

Commentary: Traditional publishers can be important to the growing field of open educational resources — if they take some key principles to heart.

The free, open data platform compiles and synthesizes stats on enrollment, cost, demographic and other information to help students make better decisions.

Congress puts money behind a new Education Department project to support open educational resources.

As part of its one-to-one program, Penn Manor School District in Pennsylvania gives students root access on their Linux computers.

In addition to spreading access to knowledge, the digital-focused education tools can help lower the cost of education for students, experts say.