OER Commons

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OER Commons is a digital library of educational materials. OER Commons helps educators, students, and lifelong learners avoid time-consuming searches and find exactly the right materials. With a single point of access from which they can search, browse, and evaluate resources in OER Commons’ growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER everyone can more efficiently find what they need.

  • Multidisciplinary

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  • Basic
  • Advanced

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  • Lecture & Video
  • Podcasts & Audio Clips
  • Books
  • Academic Journals
  • Coursework & Assignments
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This resource is a collection of OER objects, each of which is licensed individually. Check the specific license terms of the resource you are interested in using.

BCcampus OpenED

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BCcampus Open Education Resources created a collection of open textbooks in about 40 subject areas. All their open textbooks are openly licensed using a Creative Commons license, and are offered in various e-book formats free of charge, or print on demand books available at cost.

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  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Audio Technology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Game Lab, Government
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Jewish & Israel Studies
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Policy
  • Public Health
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Theatre/Musical Theatre
  • Uncategorized
  • Washington College of Law
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures

Level

  • Basic

Types of Media & Content

  • Books

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TEDTalks

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TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. They passionately believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, they’re building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world’s most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other, both online and at TED and TEDx events around the world, all year long.

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  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Audio Technology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Game Lab
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Jewish & Israel Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Theatre/Musical Theatre
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures
  • Kogod School of Business
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Government
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Public Administration and Policy
  • Washington College of Law

Level

  • Basic

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video
  • Website

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University of Minnesota Catalog of Open Access Textbooks

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This library, maintained by the University of Minnesota, is a tool to help instructors find affordable, quality textbook solutions. All textbooks in this library are complete and openly licensed. The books in the catalog are peer-reviewed by instructors from a variety of institutions.

Disciplines

  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Government
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Nutrition Education
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Policy
  • Public Health
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • Sociology
  • TESOL
  • Washington College of Law

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Books

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You are free to:
– Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
– Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

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No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

College Open Textbooks

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Funded by an eminent group of generous sponsors, College Open Textbooks (COT) is a project of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and the Open Doors Group. The COT Collaborative is collection of colleges, governmental agencies, education non-profits, and other education-related organizations that are focused on the mission of driving awareness, adoptions**, and affordability of open textbooks. Their focus is on community colleges and other 2-year institutions of higher education and the first two years (lower division) of 4-year institutions. Some activities also apply to K-12, upper division, graduate school, and life-long learning.

COTs has peer-reviewed more than 100 open textbooks for use in community college courses and identified more than 550. COT has already peer-reviewed several new open textbooks for use in community college courses and identified more than 250 others for consideration. Open textbooks are freely available for use without restriction and can be downloaded or printed from web sites and repositories.

Disciplines

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Audio Technology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Game Lab
  • Government
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Jewish & Israel Studies
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Policty
  • Public Health
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Theatre/Musical Theatre
  • Washington College of Law
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures

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  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Books

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Directory of Open Access Books

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The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers are invited to provide metadata of their Open Access books to DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into their online catalogues, helping scholars and students to discover the books. The directory is open to all publishers who publish academic, peer reviewed books in Open Access and should contain as many books as possible, provided that these publications are in Open Access and meet academic standards.

Disciplines

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Government
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Jewish & Israel Studies
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Policy
  • Public Health
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Washington College of Law
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Books

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Learningpod

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Learningpod offers free, online practice questions. Here’s what you can do on Learningpod:
– Educators – Write questions and assign question sets (“pods”) to your students.
– Students – Study for quizzes and tests by practicing high-quality questions.
– Developers – Create educational applications with Learningpod content.

Disciplines

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Government
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Jewish & Israel Studies
  • Justice, Law, and Criminology
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Policty
  • Public Health
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Washington College of Law
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Coursework & Assignments

How may I use this material?

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MERLOT

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MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. The MERLOT project began in 1997, when the California State University Center for Distributed Learning developed and provided free access to MERLOT.

In 1998, a State Higher Education Executives Organization/American Productivity and Quality Center (SHEEO/APQC) benchmarking study on faculty development and instructional technology selected the CSU-CDL as one of six best practices centers in North America. Visitations to the CSU-CDL by higher education institutions participating in the benchmarking students resulted in interest in collaborating with the CSU on the MERLOT project. The University of Georgia System, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, University of North Carolina System, and the California State University System created an informal consortium representing almost one hundred campuses serving over 900,000 students and over 47,000 faculty. SHEEO was the coordinator for the cooperative of the four state systems.

In 1999, the four systems recognized the significant benefits of a cooperative initiative to expand the MERLOT collections, conduct peer reviews of the digital learning materials, and add student learning assignments. Each system contributed $20,000 in cash to develop the MERLOT software and over $30,000 in in-kind support to advance the collaborative project. The CSU maintained its leadership of and responsibilities for the operation and improvement of processes and tools.

In January, 2000, the four systems sponsored 48 faculty from the disciplines of Biology, Physics, Business and Teacher Education (12 faculty from each of the four systems) to develop evaluation standards and peer review processes for on-line teaching-learning material. In April, 2000, other systems and institutions of higher education were invited to join the MERLOT cooperative. In July, 2000, twenty-three (23) systems and institutions of higher education had become Institutional Partners of MERLOT. Each Institutional Partner contributed $25,000 and in-kind support for eight faculty and a project director (part-time) to coordinate MERLOT activities. The CSU continued its leadership of and responsibilities for the operation and improvement of processes and tools.

Disciplines

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kogod School of Business
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Washington College of Law

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video
  • Books
  • Academic Journals
  • Coursework & Assignments
  • Website

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Lumen

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Lumen Learning provides high quality courseware, guidance and support for institutions to achieve their goals using open educational resources. Lumen was founded to 1) expand a collective vision of what is now possible with OER, and 2) help K-12 and higher education institutions, faculty, and learners take full advantage of its benefits to cut costs and strengthen student learning.

Lumen operates as follows:
– Collaborate with faculty members to design OER-based online courses that curate and map OER to learning outcomes
– Provide ongoing faculty and platform support for OER-based courses and professional development around effective use of OER
– Recommend continuous improvements to courses and content based on student success data

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • TESOL
  • Kogod School of Business

Level

  • Basic

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video

How may I use this material?

This resource is open access under a creative commons! This means you’re always allowed to copy and redistribute the work under the condition that you attribute the creator and link to the original work. You’re probably able to also adapt, remix, and build on this resource (granted that you credit the creator and make your remixed version open access as well). However, make sure you look at the specifics of this license, and if you’re unsure, contact the creator directly!

You are free to:
– Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
– Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

– Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

MIT Open CourseWare

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MIT OpenCourseWare makes the materials used in the teaching of almost all of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s subjects available on the Web, free of charge. With more than 2,200 courses available, OCW is delivering on the promise of open sharing of knowledge and has been doing so since 2001.

Disciplines

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kogod School of Business
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Professional and Extended Studies
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Washington College of Law

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video
  • Podcasts & Audio Clips
  • Books
  • Coursework & Assignments

How may I use this material?

This resource is open access under a creative commons! This means you’re always allowed to copy and redistribute the work under the condition that you attribute the creator and link to the original work. You’re probably able to also adapt, remix, and build on this resource (granted that you credit the creator and make your remixed version open access as well). However, make sure you look at the specifics of this license, and if you’re unsure, contact the creator directly!

You are free to:
– Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
– Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:
– Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
– NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
– ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Open Course Library

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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. Some materials (also called open educational resources, or OER) are paired with low cost textbooks ($30 or less). Many of the courses can be taught at no cost to students. Unless otherwise noted, all materials are shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY) license.

These course materials were created through an optional Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC) grant and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington State Legislature.

Disciplines

  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Kogod School of Business
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Nutrition
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • School of Communication
  • School of International Service
  • School of Public Affairs
  • Sociology
  • TESOL
  • Washington College of Law
  • World Languages & Cultures

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video

How may I use this material?

Everything developed for the Open Course Library is free, digital, and shareable (unless otherwise noted). Faculty everywhere are able to explore, copy, customize, translate and adopt any and all course materials.

Saylor Academy

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Saylor Academy provides tuition-free course and materials that are created by credentialed educators. The organization is funded by the Constitution Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by our Trustee Michael Saylor, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of business intelligence company MicroStrategy Inc.

Disciplines

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arab World Studies
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Arts Management
  • Asian Studies
  • Audio Technology
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Education & Teaching
  • Environmental Science
  • Game Lab
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Promotion
  • History
  • Int’l Training/Ed (ITEP)
  • International Affairs
  • Jewish Studies
  • Law
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Multiethnic Studies
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • North American Studies
  • Nutrition Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Physics
  • Premedical
  • Professional and Extended Studies
  • Professional Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Affairs
  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Studio Art
  • TESOL
  • Theatre/Musical Theatre
  • Women’s/Gender/Sexuality
  • World Languages & Cultures

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Lecture & Video
  • Coursework & Assignments
  • Books & Articles

How may I use this material?

Saylor Foundation owns most rights. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, which allows you to remix and adapt material. However, take a close look before you do so: the material on the Saylor Foundation from time to time link to other materials on the web which they may not own the rights to. However, you can always link to materials on this website.

OpenStax CNX

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OpenStax CNX is a online platform that hosts “tens of thousands of learning objects, called pages, that are organized into thousands of textbook-style books in a host of disciplines, all easily accessible online and downloadable to almost any device, anywhere, anytime.” As an instructor, you may create an account and browse all learning objects and assemble your own textbook or chapter.

Disciplines

  • Science and Technology
  • Arts
  • Business
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities

Level

  • Basic
  • Advanced

Types of Media & Content

  • Books & Articles
  • Coursework & Assignments

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Except where otherwise noted, content created on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.