Open Educational Resources

More than math and science

"The Blended Learning Toolkit is a free, open repository of information, resources, models, and research related to blended learning."

Rice's collection of modules, books, and other course content

Educational resources that includes some college-level content

A cooperative effort to develop an easy-to-use online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER)

Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching

"OA.mg is a search engine for academic papers. Whether you are looking for a specific paper, or for research from a field, or all of an author’s works – OA.mg is the place to find it."

A search tool that currently searches open content from 117 different sources

A database of resources that can be filtered by educational level

Free eBooks.

"Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.4 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo."

"The internet’s source for visuals. Powered by creators everywhere."

"The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in classrooms across the country. Since 2008, the Zinn Education Project has introduced students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula. With more than 140,000 people registered, and growing by more than 15,000 new registrants every year, the Zinn Education Project has become a leading resource for teachers and teacher educators."

Search for open textbooks by subject and download them to your computer.

Open access textbooks.

Pressbooks Directory provides an index of 4,095 books published across 135 Pressbooks networks. Learn to use the Directory by taking a self-guided tour or reading our guide.

"Barnes & Noble Education is a strategic partner and collaborator to the 770 campuses we serve. Every day, we work to bring new solutions for affordable course materials; the latest in EdTech and digital learning platforms; and student support services that enhance academic outcomes."

Courses from a variety of higher education institutions. Individual courses are free, certification are not.

"MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity."

"MITx is designed for the MIT community and runs on Open edX"

"OERu connects learners around the world with defined pathways to education, created by recognised educators and assessed by renowned global institutions. The learning is free and credentialing is very affordable."

A large, international, online university based out of the UK

Free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University.

"Saylor Academy’s mission is to open education to all. This goal is sustained by the continuing growth of a broader open education ecosystem. We are dedicated partners in this movement — creating and curating open educational resources (OER), piloting innovative credentials, and deploying open source technology, all toward supporting learning opportunities for all who seek them."

"ACS Central Science publishes the most compelling, important primary reports on research in chemistry and in allied fields, wherein chemical approaches play a key role. It is also the first fully open access journal published by the American Chemical Society."

"ACS Engineering Au is an open access journal that reports significant advances in chemical engineering, applied chemistry, and energy covering fundamentals, processes, and products. The journal's broad scope includes experimental, theoretical, mathematical, computational, chemical, and physical research from academic and industrial settings. "

"ACS Environmental Au is an open access journal, which publishes experimental research and theoretical results in all aspects of environmental science and technology, both pure and applied."

"ACS Omega is an open-access global publication for scientific articles that describe new findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science, without any perceived evaluation of immediate impact."

"In the Library with the Lead Pipe is an open access, open peer-reviewed journal founded and run by a team of librarians working in various types of libraries. In addition to publishing articles and editorials by Editorial Board members, Lead Pipe publishes articles by authors representing diverse perspectives including educators, administrators, library support staff, technologists, and community members."

"JACS Au is a monthly open access multi-disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of manuscripts reporting significant research discoveries in all fields of chemistry. The journal considers submissions in traditional core fields such as analytical, physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry, as well as areas such as biological, medicinal, environmental, catalytic, computational, and theoretical chemistry; materials and nanoscience; chemical engineering, chemical education, and other multidisciplinary research as it applies to chemistry."

"Spark: A 4C4Equality Journal is an open-access, anonymously peer-reviewed, middle-state publication for activist students, teachers, and researchers in writing, rhetoric, and literacy studies. Such activist work may be localized within a public school, neighborhood, or campus, or as far-reaching as regional and international efforts. It may intersect with movements such as Black Lives Matter, or campaigns, such as Immigrant Rights. Ultimately, the activism addressed in the journal should speak to the power of intersectional and collaborative efforts at political change."