OER Knowledge CloudBook ChapterA Hidden Dream: Open Educational ResourcesA Hidden Dream: Open Educational ResourcesAffouneh, SaidaKhlaif, Zuheir N.Burgos, DanielOpen-source materials are being used for education in a variety of contexts, and educators can reuse them to achieve different objectives in both higher education and public education. Educators in Palestine are using open education resources for professional development to improve their performance and learning. There are different advantages to open education resources; for example, they can reduce training costs, as well as the time and effort required by students and educators. Different open resources have emerged in Palestine, such as MOOCs and open learning objects for K-12.20202020/05/15EnglishSpringer, Singapore57-67Palestinian Territories10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_4978-981-15-4276-3yesopen education resourcesMOOCsprofessional developmentAffouneh-Khlaif2020_Chapter_AHiddenDreamOpenEducationalRes.pdfPalestinian Territories, Asia