Open Textbooks and OER

By adopting or adapting existing open educational resources, you can save your students money and contribute to the growing movement of more accessible and affordable education. Thousands of titles are available to you from around the world and right here at Oregon State University.

Available OSU open textbooks

Browse Oregon State’s complete collection of open textbooks on OER Commons.

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Additional open resources

Find OER produced at other institutions that are freely available for you to use.

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What makes a high-quality OER?

Adopting open textbooks saves students money and expands access to learning. To support faculty in this work, Oregon State University led the development of A Guide to Open Textbook Essential and Exemplary Features, a resource created with the Open Education Network. Use it to evaluate, adapt, or create high-quality open textbooks.

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