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Open Educational Resources (OER) for Faculty

The nuts and bolts of OER-- what it is, how to use it, and why.

Large Repositories

These resources allow you to search multiple OER repositories using one search. Ensure that you check the licenses of any sources found. 

Oasis

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 127 different sources and contains 448,732 records.

The Mason OER Metafinder (MOM)

The Mason OER Metafinder allows you to search in real time across 22 sources simultaneously. Filter repositories from the list provided. 

General Repositories

MERLOT II

Features a wide variety of materials and allows for filtering.

OER Commons

Features a collection of over 50,000 resources, including full university courses. Can filter by subject and education level.

OERTX

A public digital library of higher education resources in Texas, modeled after OER Commons.

Discipline-Specific Repositories

LACLI ((Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian)

A repository for humanities resources

CORE: Open Access for the Humanities

QUBES

STEM resources

National Science Digital Library

STEM resources

nanoHUB

Simulations and modeling tools for nanotechnology, materials science, and related fields

Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Peer-reviewed resources for psychology teachers of 2 year, 4 year, and high school programs.