ENCORE+ European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education will function as a network catalyst for a socio-technical ecosystem. That means that ENCORE+’s main mission will be to amplify existing OER initiatives, projects, platforms and networks by integrating them across the four thematic Circle strands and three crosscutting integration events.

In terms of community, the project will work by aggregating stakeholders as well as existing networks around a set of new communities of practice – Circles – that do not exist at the moment in Europe. This mechanism will be used to reach out and link with existing networks, platforms and projects. Stakeholders will, in a diversified and targeted way (events, consultations, webinars), be invited to share and give input on specific activities and deliverables in the project by connecting ENCORE+ with their projects and activities.

The project will:
Engage business actors including SMEs, in the OER ecosystem by demonstrating the innovation potential of open content for Human Resources development in companies.

Nurture the uptake of OER in Europe by stimulating the integration of organisational strategies for OER in business and academia, encouraging both sectors to co-learn from successful implementation practice.
Contribute to the development of a sustained and well-mapped European OER innovation area by connecting and fostering knowledge exchange across HE and business. Organise and open cultures and communities to facilitate stakeholder collaboration and catalyse the spread of innovative practices built on OER across the European area.

Realise a new vision for technological infrastructure which develops collaboration and connection among OER repositories into a European OER Ecosystem.
Establish open, distributed and highly trusted community-based quality review strategies for the future. European OER Ecosystem and involve businesses and higher education institutions in dialogues on quality and innovation through OER.

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