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Open Educational Resources: Subject Specific OER

Examples of OER

These are just examples of the types of OER that can be used to replace textbooks. You can use the Find OER more materials.

College of Arts & Humanities

Art

Art Appreciation
from LibreTexts

Behavioral Sciences

Psychology
OpenStax
Sociology
OpenStax

Communication & Media Studies

Stand Up Speak Out:: The Practice & Ethics of Public Speaking
Open Textbook Library

English & World Languages

English Composition
University of Hawaii Pressbooks
French 101
Lumen Learning Pressbooks
Spanish Grammar In Context
University of Texas at Austin

History & Political Sciences

The American YAWP
A massively collaborative open U.S. history textbook from Stanford.

Music

Fine Arts Open Textbooks - Music Appreciation
Galileo Open Learning Materials Georgia Gwinnett College

College of Business & Economic Development

Agriculture & Tourism

Genetics, Agriculture, & Biotechnology
Iowa State University

School of Business

Business Communication for Success
University of Minnesota

College of Education & Health

Emergency Management, Professional Studies, & Student Affairs Administration

Approaches to Managing Disasters
InTech Open
Organizational Behavior
OpenStax

Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Sciences

Therapies & Treatment
OER Commons

Nursing

Open RN/CVTC

Teaching & Educational Leadership

Child Growth & Development
Open Textbook Library
Introduction to Education
Open Textbook Library

College of STEM

Biological Sciences

Biology
OpenStax

Engineering & Computer Sciences

Electrical Engineering
LibreTexts
A Guide to MATLAB for ME160
Ope Textbook Library

Mathematics & Statistics

College Algebra
Open Stax
Introduction to Business Statistics
OpenStax
Introductory Statistics
OpenStax

Physical & Earth Sciences

College Physics
Open Stax