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Finding OER Intro

How do I find open textbooks and OER?

The OERTX Repository, MERLOT, OER Commons, OASIS, and the Mason OER Metafinder are the best places for starting your search. Also, YouTube, Vimeo, and Flickr have filters for openly licenced media. Freely re-use or adapt such media for your teaching.

Plan A - Search OERTX

OERTX
You can search for OER that match the Texas Commons Course Numbering System (TCCNS) using the drop-down menu in this section. Or use the basic search on the OERTX Repository.

Plan B - Search on other sites

I tried OERTX. What if I need to look elsewhere?

The 5-minute videos below help you use the search apps at the Open Educational Resource (OER) sites Merlot and OER Commons. At both, you can filter for accessibility and formats. When you play a video, click on the icon at the bottom-right of the screen to make it full-screen. Go to the "Useful Links" box to quickly get to these and other important sites for your classroom needs.

Search MERLOT

Search OER Commons

Useful Links

Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) Search
Allows you to simultaneously search across the multiple OER repositories, including OER Commons and MERLOT.
MERLOT
Database that describes all the learning materials (including learning exercises), sometimes called learning objects, that have been contributed to the repository by MERLOT Members.
OASIS
This is the OASIS subject directory that aims to make the discovery of open content easier.
OER Commons
Search, browse, and evaluate resources in OER Commons' growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER.

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