The Q-PorkChains platform has been developed for people all over the world working in the pork sector. The idea behind its creation has been to offer to this community a space where members can openly share existing learning resources in addition to the new learning resources (OER) that will be developed according to the plans for the EU-project. The present repository gives the possibility to submit own teaching and learning resources, to find and use resources developed by others and to evaluate those already submitted.

The arguments for Open Educational Resources (OER) are many including aspects such as democracy and preservation of public education. Furthermore, it gives teachers alternatives and increases competition between providers of teaching and training. From a more individual point of view, open sharing increases publicity, reputation and the pleasure of sharing with peers. It also means broader and faster dissemination. In addition, OER enhance the motivation of students since they take part in problem solving and the intellectual development of learning resources. This makes learning more rewarding and the amount of learning resources will increase over time.