LibGuides: Open Educational Resources: Finding OER

Selected OER Repositories

OER repositories contain more than just open textbooks. All content featured within these pages is free but usage rights vary. Materials in these repositories are released under a Creative Commons license while some are in the public domain.

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.
OER Commons: Open Textbooks
OER Commons is a dynamic digital library and network. Explore open education resources and join our network of educators dedicated to curriculum improvement.
OpenStax College
These are peer-reviewed texts written by professional content developers. Adopt a book today for a turnkey classroom solution or modify it to suit your teaching approach.
Lumen Learning
Lumen Learning offers full open courses with effectively a complete textbook replacement in high-enrollment subjects across many disciplines. Each course includes a complete set of OER-based readings and sample assessments and interactive features.
Open Textbook Catalog
These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization.
Open Course Library
The Open Course Library (OCL) is a collection of shareable course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by teams of college faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and other experts.

Open Courses

Lumen Learning
Affordable, simple-to-adapt OER course materials from Lumen Learning.
Open Course Library
The Open Course Library (OCL) is a collection of shareable course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by teams of college faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and other experts.
Open Learning Initiative
OLI courses are designed by learning scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. They use data and research insights to develop, test, and improve OER course materials that effectively support learning.
Saylor Academy
Saylor Academy is a nonprofit initiative working offering free and open online courses to all who want to learn.
SUNY OER Courses
A collection of SUNY OER ready-to-adopt courses.

Finding OER - ISBN Search

Merlot's ISBN search is an easy first step to find OER materials related to your current text.

Don't despair if you are unable to find a perfect match using this tool. There may be other options available using the OER repositories listed on this page.

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Open Educational Resources: Finding OER

Selected OER Repositories

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