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What is Open Educational Resources

Unesco defines Open Educational Resources (OER) as "learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others."

OER are often in textbook (pdf) format but can also be in print, video, and other formats.

Find OER

View these links to find and download OER materials on all topics including biology, anatomy, nursing, communication, leadership, and more. Many have been vetted by faculty and others.

MERLOT: Health Sciences Browse books, presentations, simulations, and more materials on health sciences topics.
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See the limiters on the left to filter for material type or audience.
LibreTexts: Medicine Find textbooks and learning objects on various medical topics including anatomy, pharmacology, nutrition, and medicine.
OER Commons: Life Science Find diagrams, activities, lectures, and other materials on life sciences topics.
Open Textbook Library: Medicine Find textbooks on various medical topics.
Mason OER Metafinder This federated search allows you to simultaneously search multiple OER sites at once.

Learn More

Learn about organizations and initiatives that support OER. You can also learn about the benefits of adopting OER resources to students and schools.

Community for Open Wisconsin Learn about support for OER in the state of Wisconsin.
SPARC Open Education Find information and links about the impact and benefits of OER
The OER Starter Kit This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER.
Creative Commons: Open Education Find information about open education, licensing, open software, and more.
UNESCO: Open Educational Resources Find information and links on international open educational resources.
Department of Education: Open Education Learn about news, resources, and grants to support open educational resources from the Department of Education.
Creative Commons Licensing Find in depth information and links on Creative Commons licensing.

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