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OER and Textbook Alternatives: Finding OER

This guide lists open educational resources and information about alternatives to the traditional textbook.

Open Educational Resources

These resources will not only allow you to search for quality open educational resources, but they are also capable of storing your own open courses to share with other educators. These resources are all free to use with or without a registered account. New resources are added to these sites all the time!

OER by Discipline

General

Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
Our mission is expanding access to education by promoting awareness and adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER). Over 200 colleges have joined the consortium and many more participate in our activities and use resources posted here.
EDUCAUSE Library
Resources on a variety of topics related to the adoption of open educational resources.
OER Starter Kit
Guide on how to create your own OER.

Textbooks

LibreTexts
Provides material for entire courses as well as textbooks.
Pressbooks Directory of Open Textbooks
You can fidn a textbook here or publish your own textbook or guide using Pressbooks.
OER Commons
MERLOT
Open Textbook Network
OpenStax
Oasis
Michigan State Open Textbook Library
Digital Public Library
Contains primary sources
Mason OER Metafinder
Project Gutenberg
Great resource for texts that are in the public domain.
Smart History
Textbook Equity
TRACE Repository
The University of Tennessee's digital repository contains a section on open textbooks and open access journals.
World Digital Library
Contains primary sources

These resources provide access to open textbooks; however, they also provide access to many other learning materials.

Maryland Open Source Textbook Intiative

M.O.S.T. Commons
This tool will allow you to create your own modules and resources within the M.O.S.T. Commons.

Open Courses

MIT Open Courseware
Find lectures and other materials created by MIT professors.
Open Course Library
Find open courses and learning materials from all around the world here.
Open Learning Initiative
Created by Carnegie Mellon University, "OLI is a collection of evidence-based tools and approaches to learning that are proven to boost student success, and enable instructors to be more effective."
Khan Academy
Supplement your course with quick and easy lessons in a variety of fields.

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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2024 4:02 PM
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