LibGuides: Open Educational Resources: Quick First Places to Look for OER

Quick First Places to Look for OER

These resources have some textbooks, but have a LOT of other types of resources: worksheets, exercises, simulations, case studies, lectures, syllibi, videos, and MORE.

OER Commons
"OER Commons is a dynamic digital content hub, offering a suite of OER implementation supports."
MERLOT II
MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. It is a product of the California State University System partnering with education institutions, professional societies, and industry.
The OER Starter Kit
Created by Abbey Elder at Iowa State University, this book provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

Start Here for Finding Open Textbooks!

These resources focus on textbooks.

OpenStax Textbooks
OpenStax College offers free, peer-reviewed textbooks in a select number of disciplines. These texts have been designed to meet course standards in scope and sequence.
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All OpenStax textbook content is under a Creative Commons attribution license, allowing for the editing and customization of content to suit specific course needs.
Open Textbook Library
Multiple institutional sponsors, hosted by University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. "This library is a tool to help instructors find affordable, quality textbook solutions. All textbooks in this library are complete and openly licensed."
OER Commons Open Textbook Hub
A subset of the resources within the OER Commons. Search for Open Textbooks by subject area or institutional provider.

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