{"id":5,"date":"2026-03-20T04:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/?p=5"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:33:37","slug":"overview-of-the-oer-repository","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/chapter\/overview-of-the-oer-repository\/","title":{"raw":"Overview of the OER Repository","rendered":"Overview of the OER Repository"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe bilingual OER Repository brings together metadata from multiple institutions and services, allowing users to search for OER across organizations through a single portal. The repository does not host files, videos, or other educational content directly. Instead, each record includes a Content URI that links to the original source.\r\n\r\nLaunched in <strong>May 2024<\/strong> as a pilot initiative, the repository serves as a central access point for discovering OER available through Japanese higher education institutions and related repository services.\r\n\r\nAs of May 2024, the repository includes metadata for:\r\n\r\n<strong>1. OpenCourseWare (OCW):<\/strong> provided by higher education institutions in Japan\r\n\r\n<strong>2. 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The repository does not host files, videos, or other educational content directly. Instead, each record includes a Content URI that links to the original source.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in <strong>May 2024<\/strong> as a pilot initiative, the repository serves as a central access point for discovering OER available through Japanese higher education institutions and related repository services.<\/p>\n<p>As of May 2024, the repository includes metadata for:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. OpenCourseWare (OCW):<\/strong> provided by higher education institutions in Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 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