Competence requirements define what kind of knowledge and skills the users of open educational resources, the authors of open educational resources and the open education influencers should have. Competence requirements can be used, for example, when organisations plan training courses that provide competence in open education.

Teachers are the most important promoters of open education, but many other parties also work for open education. For example, higher education institutions support and encourage teachers to use and produce open educational resources and to participate actively in promoting open education at the national level.

• Important fundamental elements
• Perspective of the author of the open educational resource
• Organisational perspective

What does accessibility mean?

Accessibility means that as many people as possible can use online services as easily as possible. It also means that accessibility has been taken into account in the planning and implementation of the services.

The quality criteria presented in the form of a checklist are intended as assistance to authors and users of open educational resources and the organisations behind them. The quality criteria will: