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OER (Open Educational Resources) Introduction

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Open Education Resources (OER) are materials that are typically digital and in the public domain. Some of these resources can be copyrightable, however, are free to use or can be obtained with no cost. These resources are used as teaching, learning, or research materials for teachers and students.

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Ck-12 is a free resource for teachers and students to use. They have textbooks, simulations, videos, grading platforms, etc.

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Reuse the material in your classroom.
Retain the material in your files.
Remix the material and combine it with other resources.
Revise the material to make it worthwhile for your students and classroom.
Redistribute the material to others to share what has worked for you!

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You can use or create your own resources here!

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Open Author helps you build and publish Open Educational Resources for you and for the benefit of educators and learners everywhere.

Learn more about creating OER

Groups provides a flexible environment to organize, create, share, and discuss resources with others in your network. Collaborate with group members, tag and add resources to shared folders, create your own collections, all within a public or private group.

Groups

Search through collections curated by our digital librarians

Collections

Common Core resources organized for your needs

Common Core

Hubs

A Custom Resource Center

Projects, districts, states, and initiatives make use of Hubs to bring groups of educators together to create, organize, and share OER collections that meet their common goals. Explore Hubs

Microsites

Custom Digital Libraries

Microsites are custom, flexible sites that include all the features available on OER Commons. Microsites allow your users to search resource collections using a custom taxonomy at a unique URL. Contact Us

Our award-winning OER Professional Learning programs support instructors and curriculum specialists to gain the necessary skills required to find, adapt, and evaluate high quality open materials.

In-person and virtual OER workshops help focus instructors to develop a "commons" mindset, to experience the benefits of open processes using the platform's tools, collaborative features, and workflows. This can include using Open Author for creating, remixing, and publishing shared curriculum.

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How to Search OER Commons

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OER Commons is a dynamic digital library and network. Explore open education resources and join our network of educators dedicated to curriculum improvement.