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Finding open educational resources (OER)
You can search for a particular type of OER or use search tools or collections.
Even though a resource or collection is not listed in this guide it may still be open. Check the licence statement on the resource to find out how it can be used. Often OER will have a Creative Commons licence.
Library Search
Library Search has an option to limit your results to open access.
- Go to Library Search
- Enter your search terms
- Click Search
- On the results page, select the Open Access filter
- Click Apply Filters.
You can also limit to particular Content types, such as book, video, images, audio and more.
Search curated and organised collections
Search these Open Educational Resource (OER) collections for different types of OERs.
- MERLOTSearch Merlot's collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education.
- OER Commons Advanced SearchSearch by subject area, material type, education level and more to find Open Educational Resources.
- OASISOpenly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool for open content.
- Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)Search Open Educational Resource repositories.
- Open Research LibraryBrowse or search for open content.
Google Advanced Search
Google advanced search allows you to limit to content published under an open license:
- Go to Google Advanced Search
- Under usage rights select one of the free to use options
