Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Find OER

OER Textbook Collections

Search these collections for textbooks that match your course objectives.

OpenStax | Rice University Free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks and accompanying ancillary materials, such as slides and test banks.
Open Textbook Library | University of Minnesota Free, openly licensed, openly reviewed textbooks, some with linked ancillary materials
LibreTexts | UC Davis Go to the "Explore the Libraries" menu to view texts in your subject
Textbooks Collection | University of South Florida open access textbooks for higher education; part of USF's Textbook Affordability Project

OER Commons
Explore open textbooks, plus ancillary materials such as lesson plans, case studies, worksheets, interactive activities, and more
VIVA Open
Explore VIVA's collection of Open Education Resources (OER) adopted, adapted, and/or created by faculty and higher education professionals at Virginia institutions. Join this network of educators committed to open education.
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching)
A curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development resources
ROAM (Repository of Open and Affordable Materials)
High-quality educational materials created by Penn State faculty, free and open for all to use
BC Campus Open Collection
Openly licensed courses and textbooks, designed for educators in British Columbia and beyond
Teaching Commons
Open access textbooks, course materials, lesson plans, multimedia, and more, curated by librarians and their institutions

Collections of materials that are free to use but not necessarily licensed for revision, remixing, and redistribution.

DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) This link opens in a new window The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of [academic, peer reviewed] Open Access books.

Open and free content on JSTOR and Artstor Explore collections of free and open articles, research reports, books, and images.
Pressbooks Directory Pressbooks is a popular platform for publishing OER, but not all Pressbooks are openly licensed.
Digital Culture Books | University of Michigan Available to view for free online and for purchase in print and ebook format. Check the license before adopting.

Many of the library's ebooks allow multiple simultaneous users, making them appropriate to use as texts for your classes.

Visit our informative guide about using library ebooks. To request that the library purchase materials to be used with your classes, please see the Requesting Materials for the Collections page.

Search various collections at once using these tools:

Mason OER Metafinder (MOM)
Search 22 open textbook collections and other sites (e.g., HATHI Trust) in real time
OASIS OER Database
Search 115 sources of open textbooks, courses, and other materials