Open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER) remove cost barriers to education and help professors tailor course materials to meet their needs.
About Open Educational Resources (OER)
About Open Educational Resources (OER)
What are OER?
Textbooks, curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, audio, video, animation, and more
Free for anyone to use
Usually licensed through Creative Commons to allow adaptation and revised editions
Why use OER?
Free (no cost barrier for students, the library, or anyone else)
Immediately available online (no waiting for shipping or other delays)
Adaptable (can be revised to better suit the needs of your class)
Where do I find OER?
Open Textbook Library: A collection of openly licensed online textbooks with reviews by faculty
OER Commons: A digital public library containing OER of all types
OASIS: A search tool for open textbooks and other materials, created by SUNY Geneseo
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Creating and Adapting OER
How do I make changes to existing OER?
Most open textbooks and other OER are licensed so that anyone can adapt the content to meet their needs.