http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Institutional frameworks for quality assurance of OER en Quality assessment Institutional frameworks External OER quality assessment V S Prasad Quality This paper highlights on quality, as fit of purpose and fit for purpose, defines the relevance of OER. These two dimensions of quality i.e., goals and objectives of quality reflected in the expression of quality as fit of purposeand inputs, processes and expected outcomes of quality reflected in the expression of quality as fit for purpose captures the totality of quality concerns of OER. The institutional frameworks at two levels i.e., internal institutional systems of quality assurance and external systems of quality assessment of OER quality, play an important role in realising different dimensions of OER quality. The discussion in this presentation mainly focuses on these different dimensions of quality and appropriateness of varied institutional arrangement for ensuring and assessing quality. At the end some questions are raised for discussion. Proceedings of the 2nd Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy (24-27 June 2014; Penang, Malaysia) 1-5 2014-06 Wawasan Open University Electronic Wawasan Open University