LibGuides: Open Education Resources (OER): A Library Guide: Find OER

Finding Open Educational Resources

There are an overwhelming number of places to search for OER. The Mason OER Metafinder (below) does a real-time, simultaneous search across 21 different sources. It can take a bit longer than searches of indexed, curated content; however, the results are up-to-the-minute for each search target. Its wide scope makes it a good place to start. For a more advanced search interface and to see which sites are being searched, visit mom.gmu.edu

The sites listed below are included in a MOM search, but are worth mentioning on their own. For supplementary material, common sites like YouTube often have a search filter for CC license, making it easy to find free, reusable content.

If you are an instructor serious about adopting OER into your course(s), don't hesitate to ask a librarian for help finding what you need.

OpenStax
High-quality, peer-reviewed, openly licensed college textbooks that are free online and low cost in print. OpenStax also includes free ancillary materials for students and instructors, like homework and review questions. A number of OpenStax textbooks have already been adopted into courses at UM-Flint.
OER Commons
OER Commons is a great resource for supplemental IOER materials as well as textbooks. Check out their "Hubs" for materials from various consortia or publishers, including OpenStax.
Open Textbook Library
From the University of Minnesota, Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly licensed college textbooks. It's easy to search or browse, and you can read faculty reviews of each item.
Open Michigan
Home for all things open at the University of Michigan—including expertise and services for open educational resources, open data, and open publications
Directory of Open Access Books
"A community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers."
Using Images in Research and Presentations
Thompson Library guide to finding, using, and citing images in the public domain or with creative commons licenses.
OER: Big List of Resources
Exactly what it says it is - a very big list of OER resources from University of Pittsburgh Library

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