MERLOT Materials

A need to reduce course material costs sparked a project fueled by two epiphanies: students need access to free content,... see more

While the rapid growth of Open Access has seen an expansion in the availability of scholarly articles, it has also... see more

This 21-minute presentation helps you find out what OER’s are, how they work, benefits and considerations in using OER’s... see more

This is a graphic that can be used in a workshop on OERs. It explains what OERs are and how they are used at Northern... see more

This is a policy document concerned with using OER at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Alberta, CA). This... see more

This site is an indexed collection of conversations from the CCCOER listserve where questions have been asked about OER... see more

This is a presentation explaining the need to use more open educational resources in the classroom as opposed to... see more

This position statement from State Ed Tech Leaders provdies background , legisliative trends and recommended practices in... see more

Open Pedagogy is a collection of open practices in the classroom made possible by replacing commercial textbooks with... see more

These are the guidelines suggested by BC Campus for evaluating online textbooks.

Audileo has always been about making high‑quality OpenStax content accessible, flexible, and inclusive. Today, we’re... see more

This Pressbooks Guide does not replicate information provided by the Pressbooks Userguide published by Pressbooks.com.... see more

The Print-on-Demand Guide is a practical manual on the what, why, and how of creating a bound, printed copy of any openly... see more

Penelope Pincher and the Search for Affordable Content will take you on a journey through your options for delivering... see more

This handout provides three reasons to use OERs: Improve student learning Increase access to teaching and learning... see more

This is a blog post written by David Wiley. "Last week I promised I would write a few posts about reducing friction with... see more

These rubrics come from Achieve, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform organization dedicated to... see more

These rubrics come from Achieve, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform organization dedicated to... see more

This video was recorded at OCWC Global Conference, Ljubljana 2014. The OCW Consortium global conference is the annual... see more

Based on interviews with faculty and administrators, student focus groups, and course observations at eight community... see more

This report looks at the current state of the textbook affordability issue from the perspective of 238 academic... see more

This handout reports the findings of the 2018 Textbook and Course Materials Survey of 21, 400 students from all of... see more

This article explores the creation of an Open Education Resource by the Writing in the Disciplines (WID) committee at... see more

This OER Research Hub webinar "The Impact of Open Textbooks in the USA and South Africa: When? Why? How?" was held on 28... see more