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About This Book This book looks into a number of topics related to open science—fromethical and privacy issues to specific application cases in higher education; from the role of a user atuniversity level to the integrationofonline technology inknowledge transfer and from the integration of resources into formal environments to diversity. The compilation of chapters provides a diverse view into a number of challenges and commonconcernsamongst thecommunitymembers,withacleardrive toencourage discussionandfosteranopenapproach to thisveryconcept that isalwayspolysemic depending on the context, the culture, the target and the stakeholders involved. Openscience isapowerful tool toboosthigher education.Themost frequentuse ofOERhas led toabroader approach to theconceptofopenness.Resources arenot enough since they require a full context to support an effective implementation. Open science addresses access, technology, data, research results, licensing, accreditation, certification, policy and, of course, content. The smart combination of these factorswill provide the higher education systemwith a strong platform to integrate formal, non-formal and informal education. The teacher, the student and the educational manager will strengthen their competences and resources for a better understanding and performance of the learning and the teaching processes. This book brings together all these key topics through a selected set of blind peer-reviewed chapterswritten by expert players in thefield—expertswho present the current state of the art and the forthcoming steps towards a useful and effective implementation. xv