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Open Educational Resources (OER): OER Basics

This guide provides information about finding and using open educational resources.

OER Basics

This video “OER Basics” introduces OER and provides an overview of how to search for them. “OER Basics” is licensed under CC BY by Open Oregon

Frequently Asked Questions About OER

Additional Information About OER

ACCESS DENIED: The New Face of the Textbook Monopoly
(Student PIRGs September 21, 2016)
Fixing the Broken Textbook Market
(Ethan Senack with the Student PIRGs January 2014)
Open Textbooks: More Information
(The Student PIRGs)
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Open Education Fact Sheet
White Paper: OER Adoption Study: Using Open Educational Resources in the College Classroom
(CA OER Council April 1, 2016)
Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Classroom
(A full, open Lumen Learning course on OER)