Metafinders
The Mason OER Metafinder allows you to simultaneously search across the multiple OER repositories (e.g., MERLOT II, OAOpen.org, OER Commons, OpenStax CNX, etc.) as well as many open archival repositories (e.g. HathiTrust, Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, etc.).
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 52 different sources and contains 155,375 records. Great place to search when you know what type (audio, textbook, etc.) of material you are looking for.
Find OER by Subject
Try another search strategy: Browse textbooks, materials, and full courses by discipline with Yavapai College's excellent library guide to OER by subject.
Find Textbooks
- American Institute of MathematicsLists open textbooks by course title. All the books have been judged to meet the evaluation criteria set by the AIM editorial board.
- BCcampus OpenEDBCCampus OpenEd publishes open textbooks largely designed for use in first and second year undergraduate courses.
- College Open Textbooksa collaborative of educational organizations pushing the use of open textbooks to community and two-year colleges.
- OAPENThe OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences.
- OpenStax CollegeA nonprofit based at Rice University offers open textbooks in math, science, social sciences & humanities.
- Open SUNY TextbooksOpen SUNY Textbooks is an open access textbook publishing initiative established by State University of New York libraries and supported by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants.
- Open Textbook LibraryHundreds of complete, open college-level textbooks. Many include peer-reviews.
- Project Gutenbergoffers over 56,000 free eBooks most of which are now in the public domain. Great resource for historical and classic texts.
- Unglue ItA collection of openly licensed eBooks on a variety of academic and non-academic topics.
OER Repositories
These OER repositories include textbooks, course materials, videos and more. As you search, look for ways to narrow your search to Higher Ed resources.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)Index of peer-reviewed, open access journals. Particularly useful in the sciences.
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)Contains links to a wide range of multimedia objects form libraries, archives and museums around the United States.
The copyright status of items vary because it is collected from many sources. However, many items are public domain or available for re-use, and there is information in a "rights" field for each item. - MERLOTOne of the biggest OER repositories, but a bit unwieldy and difficult to search. Use limiting options on the left side of results page.
- OER CommonsOffers a variety of OER at a variety of levels and subjects. Use limiters on left side of results page.
- Teaching CommonsThe Teaching Commons brings together high-quality open educational resources from leading colleges and universities. Curated by librarians and their institutions, the Teaching Commons includes open access textbooks, course materials, lesson plans, multimedia, and more.
- TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa)A bank of OER, linked to the school curriculum, and designed to support teachers and teacher educators in developing active approaches to learning. The network is co-ordinated by The Open University, UK. Contains links to other Africa-centered OER.