Open Education V2

Open Education: What, Why, How? Shimelis Assefa sassefa(at)du.edu

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The result is – Linux OS in 2008 – 60% of web servers ran Linux

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],- Opening up Education, MIT Press (2008)

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Modern Biology Course From OpenLearniningInitative, CMU

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Open access to more than half a million E-prints

Committed to make the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource.

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In 2009, submission to fast-track review and on-line publication in 7 days!!!

Compare PLOS Biology and Nature or any other prestigious biological journal by going to the following site – to see ranking and article influence.

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Watch the following one minute video to learn Why a Physician Scientist thinks Open Access is important

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