Open Educational Resources and Affordable Learning

Quick Start

Looking to dip your toes in OER and see what's available? Here are our recommendations for getting started in your OER search. 

Textbooks

OpenStax

Hosted by Rice University, OpenStax has a wide selection of peer-reviewed OER textbooks. Many of these offerings include supplemental materials like Canvas coursepacks and quiz banks. 

Open Textbook Library 

Hosted by the University of Minnesota's Center for Open Education, the OTL links to 1100+ open textbooks that are currently in use at higher education institutions. Many items have moderated reviews from university instructors. 

Textbooks + Instruction Materials

OER Commons

This referatory links to a wealth of open textbooks, courses, assignments, labs, and more. If you're looking to incorporate open materials in your course but aren't yet ready to consider a textbook change, this is a great place to start. 

MERLOT

MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development resources and services contributed and used by an international education community.

OASIS

This referatory makes it very easy to search within specific categories. 

Additional Resources

BCcampus - Supporting higher education in British Columbia, BCcampus hosts open textbooks and other resources. 

MERLOT - Provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.

PressBooks Directory - A collection of all books, including textbooks, published on the PressBooks platform. Because UMN Libraries have our own PressBooks instance, these resources can be easily cloned, adapted, and remixed.

Last Updated: Jul 18, 2023 4:56 PM