OER Knowledge CloudJournal Article20132013/12Lanham, JohnHoward, YvonneDrew, BenJohns, DanSTEMOERLive Engineering ProjectBloodhoundSSCJournal of Interactive Media in Education20133191365-893XHigher education institutions are recognising the clear benefits of open educational resources, and academics are engaging with the development of these resources. This paper presents a case study of OERs being developed using the live, current BloodhoundSSC world land speed record project as a basis. The paper outlines the rationale for the BloodhoundSSC project and its focus on educational engagement across the age spectrum. The work undertaken to develop a web-based repository along with activities to stimulate academic and student engagement are described. The paper explores how academics have engaged with developing OERs based on this openly available content, the issues encountered and ways in which these issues can be mitigated.yes10.5334/2013-19http://jime.open.ac.uk/article/view/2013-19/505http://jime.open.ac.uk/article/view/2013-19/505295-2476-2-PB.pdf