LibGuides: Open Educational Resources: Finding, Creating, and Evaluating OER

Finding, Creating, and Evaluating OER

Fair Use Checklist
Checklist to see if open educational resources found can be used based on Fair Use.
More Information on Fair Use
The U.S. Copyright Office's information on copyright and Fair Use.
SPARC Libraries and OER Forum
Community of academic library professionals interested in open education that shares ideas and resources.

Open Educational Resources

Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition
Online textbook that provides resources to create a truly open textbook for students.
Creating and Modifying Open Educational Resources
Informational tutorial for users interested in creating and adapting open educational resources for courses.
OER Starter Kit
An introduction to the use and creation of Open Educational Resources.
Creating Open Educational Resources
A free OpenLearn course on creating your own open educational resource.
OPEN: Open Professionals Education Network
Free support and technical assistance for open educational resource professionals.

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Open Educational Resources Evaluation Handbook
Handbook designed to walk a user through the process of evaluating online resources.
Open Education Resources Evaluation Rubric
Provides criteria for evaluating online resources based on quality and learning opportunities.
iRubric: Evaluating OER Assessment Rubric
Questions to ask about the OER you are thinking of using.

ACC Learn OER
Austin Community College's online learning module that introduces where to find and how to evaluate OER.