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Search Across Many OER Sites
Open Educational Resources Repositories
- Mason OER MetafinderThis search engine from George Mason University is connected to 15 major OER repositories.
- MERLOT"A free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community."
- OASISA large user friendly OER search engine that allows for users to search by subject or by course material type (e.g. textbooks, simulations, audio).
- OER CommonsContains more than 50,000 examples of learning and teaching materials. The advanced search option allows you to limit to common-core standards, grade level, and primary user (teacher or student).
- Open Courseware ConsortiumThis site serves as a repository for over 70 providers of OERs. Most of the materials target college-level students. Content is arranged by courses and by providers.
OER by Subject
- Discipline-Specific OER from Virginia TechOn this pages you will find openly licensed textbooks along with supplemental material, interactive simulations, and other resources.
- Discipline-Specific Resources from VC/UHV LibraryOn this page, you will find the largest, most popular repositories of open educational resources separated by subject.
- Subject Resources from University of New HampshireA collection of resources divided into humanities, social science, and STEM categories.
University Sponsored Courseware
Several universities have made available the educational course materials developed by their faculty.
The educational materials for each course may include syllabi, lectures, notes, powerpoint presentations, readings, assignments, and video or audio lectures, depending on the course, the semester, and the professor.
- CourseraLarge library of MOOCs, some of which have material freely licensed for re-use.
- MIT Open CoursewareFree and open collection of material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum.
- Open Course Library - Washington State Community & Technical CollegesCollection of shareable course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by teams of college faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and other experts.
- Open Michigan - University of MichiganTeaching and learning materials produced by U-M faculty, students, and staff that are licensed under a Creative Commons license that allow for redistribution, copying, and adaptation. Openly licensed teaching and learning objects from partner institutions may also be hosted on open.umich.edu.
- Open Yale CoursesFree and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University.
Open Access Books
- OpenStax CollegeRice Connexions is providing peer reviewed, quality open textbooks with interactive components. A collection of the ebooks is also available through Catalyst.
- Open Textbook LibraryHundreds of complete, open college-level textbooks collected by the University of Minnesota. A collection of these ebooks is also available through Catalyst.
Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Accessible Textbook FinderUse this tool to find accessible versions of texts for students with disabilities.
- BookshareIf your student "cannot read traditional print books because of a visual impairment, physical disability or severe learning disability, Bookshare can help!"
- St. Olaf Disability and Access CenterDAC staff can help with different formats available to St. Olaf students, from adding a Read and Write toolbar on your desktop, to providing help with accessing Bookshare ebook library, to other alternative formats for texts.