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The true power of comparative research around the impact and use of open educational resources is only just being realised, largely through the work done by the Hewlett‐funded OER Research Hub, based at The Open University (UK). Since late 2012, the project has used a combination of surveys, interviews and focus groups to gather data about the use of open educational resources (OER) by educators,...