Discover. Share. Create.

OER Commons is a dynamic digital library and network. Explore open education resources and join our network of educators dedicated to curriculum improvement.

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Extensive Library, Powerful Findability

Search through collections curated by our digital librarians

Collections

Common Core resources organized for your needs

Common Core

Building STEM Literacy and Bright Futures

STEM Literacy

Build. Save. Collaborate.

Groups provides a flexible environment to organize, create, share, and discuss resources with others in your network. Collaborate with group members, tag and add resources to shared folders, create your own collections, all within a public or private group.

Groups

Create Open Educational Resources

Our authoring tools help you build OER, lesson plans, and courses

Open Author

Create media rich documents.

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For K-12

Lesson Builder

Create interactive lessons.

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For Higher-Ed

Module Builder

Create interactive modules.

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Harness the power of the Commons

Hubs A Custom Resource Center

Projects, districts, states, and initiatives make use of Hubs to bring groups of educators together to create, organize, and share OER collections that meet their common goals. Explore Hubs

Microsites Custom Digital Libraries

Microsites are custom, flexible sites that include all the features available on OER Commons. Microsites allow your users to search resource collections using a custom taxonomy at a unique URL. Explore Microsites

Dedicated to Professional Learning

Our award-winning OER Professional Learning programs support instructors and curriculum specialists to gain the necessary skills required to find, adapt, and evaluate high quality open materials.

In-person and virtual OER workshops help focus instructors to develop a "commons" mindset, to experience the benefits of open processes using the platform's tools, collaborative features, and workflows. This can include using Open Author for creating, remixing, and publishing shared curriculum.

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Become an OER Commons pro

How to Search OER Commons

How to Use Groups

How to Use Open Author

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