Content made publicly and legally accessible and freely usable and shareable. This designation takes many forms: research publications- like books, articles, and texts- software, data sets, and even media like video, music, lectures, or art.
Teaching, learning, and research resources created within the philosophy of open access. These materials, usually called open educational resources (OER), are aimed at reducing barriers to educational content and tools, and creating a wider and more robust pool of information available for all.
Please consult our Open Access/Open Educational Resources Research Guide.
Thousands of academic-quality textbooks from numerous publishing sources can be found in the links outlined on our OER Textbooks page, arranged loosely by subject area.
Many educators have made materials such as slides, tutorials, graphics, handouts, presentations, and assessments available for others to use in their campus or virtual classrooms, and to help students master specific contents frequently found in your courses. Some of the more robust collections include:
Additionally, there are millions of open access journals, books, and different types of media that can be used as course materials. The range of sources is extremely large and varied, so you might wish to start by reviewing the lists published on our OER Research Guide.