Open Educational Resources (OER): Where to Find OER

Offers peer reviewed customizable college texts. An initiative of Rice University, Hewlett Foundation, Gates Foundation and others.

A collaboration among universities such as Purdue and Cal Poly, this site offers peer-reviewed, open college texts from a variety of sources.

The Open Course Library (OCL), created through a grant from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is a collection of shareable course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by teams of college faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and other experts.

From the University of British Columbia, a leader in open resources.

Offers materials from consortium members such as MIT, Yale and UMass and MERLOT. (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning & Online Teaching).

The Teaching Commons showcases high-quality open educational resources from leading colleges and universities and makes them available to educators and students around the world. Searchable by institution, subject area, and by type of resource.

In 2012, the California State Legislature directed the public higher education systems in the state to create an online library with open educational resources and textbooks in order to increase faculty adoption of high quality, affordable or free materials to save students money. This list includes courses/open resources used in the UC, CSU, and CCC systems.

From the State University of New York.

This is a "place for UH faculty to store OER that they intend to use in their classes and wish to share with the world ...each file uploaded is given a permanent link that can be used in Laulima."