Finding OERs
Definition: "Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights." ~from
- : searches across 22 OER collections including those with + below; not browsable
- : OERs curated by librarians ; advance search by keyword, subject, material type,
format, education level, and license type; also browsable by topic, format, and creator
- : open-access eBooks and journals from university presses, scholarly societies, and
independent not-for-profit academic publishers; browsable by subject; also in EagleSearch
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- : formatted classics and literature books from the public domain; browsable by subject
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- +: 850+ open textbooks licensed to be freely used and adapted; download at no cost
or print at low cost; browsable by subject; also in EagleSearch
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- +: peer-reviewed college textbooks that are free online and low cost in print; includes
instructor resources; browsable by subject
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+ included in Mason OER Metafinder search
Faculty who are creating their own course materials from OERs should what they are using. It's possible the bookstore can offer a low-cost printed version
to students who want it in print.
