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Learn how to incorporate open educational resources into your classroom.

University of Minnesota Open Academics Catalog


u of minnUniversity of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development has a catalog of open-access textbooks. Some of the titles have detailed reviews, and faculty from other institutions can volunteer to reveiw textbooks for a small stipend.

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MIT OpenCourseware

OpenCoursewareMIT's OpenCourseware site has many classes available to download and adapt via Creative Commons Licensing. 

Many of the classes are complete with textbooks, syllabi, exam and quiz questions, and exercises, and some even include recorded lectures.

There are too many to list in this one box, but I've linked to specific areas to help you find what you need.

To download all course materials, make sure you visit the "Download Course Materials" link in the left side navigation.

open.michigan

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Open.Michigan is an online repository developed by the University of Michigan faculty of open access learning materials. There are lots of materials available, and many of the classes have an low-cost purchase option available of some materials for students who want a print copy of readings.

Most of the content on this site is published under CC BY license, which means you are free to use and adapt with attribution.

College Open Textbooks

college open textbooks logoCollege Open Textbooks is a clearing house site that lists open textbooks by subject. Not all of the textbooks listed have been "vetted" by the site editors, so you should review them carefully before using them in your classrooms. 

 

Saylor Foundation

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The Saylor Foundation hosts nearly 300 full courses in a variety of topics. 

The course outlines and syllubi are all CC-licensed by Saylor, so you are free to use, remix, repost, etc. 

However, some of the source materials are protected under different licenses, so please check the copyright status before you use it. Saylor.org's website has more detailed information on the copyright status of their materials.

Merlot User Communities

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Merlot offers a variety of learning materials: lesson plans, images, videos, syllubi, quizzes and exams, and even textbooks. Items contributed to the Merlot site are peer reviewed by an editorial board.

While you can search all of Merlot, here are some collections that serve as portals to discipline specific materials.