LibGuides: ENGL 3050: Writing Pedagogy: Open Educational Resources (OER)

OER Textbooks

Open Educational Resources (OER)

An increasing number of textbooks are available electronically online (eTextbooks) that are 100% free to use, print, or remix.

You can search through collections of these open textbooks online via the websites below. You can add OER links to your syllabus or learning management system.

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WAC Clearinghouse
The WAC Clearinghouse provides access to many books and books series. To date, more than 125 books are available on this site and additional books are in production. All books are available for free viewing and/or download. Many are also available in low-cost print editions.
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Useful for Writing Textbooks.
Open Textbook Library
via the University of Minnesota - Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed.
Open Stax
is a part of Rice University - Offers freely licensed, 100% free textbooks to read online or download in multiple formats, including some classroom resources as well.
OER Commons
OER Commons is a dynamic digital library and network. The Open Textbooks section offers many textbooks.

Further OER Resources

See Librarian Jayati Chaudhuri's OER Guide for more on free e-textbooks.

University Library

ENGL 3050: Writing Pedagogy

OER Textbooks

Further OER Resources