A Post-scarcity University for the Innovation Economy by Derek Keats

Creating, Using and Sharing Open Educational Resources

Capetown Open Education Declaration and 10 ways to move OER forward

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources

OpenStax, OER Commons partner on community hubs by David Ruth and Jade Boyd

Guidelines for Authors of Learning Objects, this guide explores the what, why and how of learning objects. It offers practical advice for designing for usability — and reusability; for keeping your learning objects learner-centered and learner-driven; for aligning with current metadata standards; and for making your objects accessible.

Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education published in 2011, 2015 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and UNESCO Commonwealth of Learning

Guidebook to Research on OER Adoption

How OpenStax Books Are Made by Anthony Palmiotto

Launching OER Degree Pathways: An Early Snapshot of Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative and Emerging Lessons by Rebecca Griffiths, et al

Libraries Promoting OER

Open Access Myths by CUNY

Open Educational Resources (OER): OER Impact

OER and College Textbook Choices by John Hilton III

Open Educational Resources and College Textbook Choices: A Review of Research on Efficacy and Perceptions

Staff Opinion: Don’t buy textbooks by Erin Goulding

Students’ views on learning methods and Open Educational Resources in higher education

Significant Milestone: First national study of OER adoption

Textbook Trends: How U.S. College Students Source Course Materials

The OER Adoption Impact Explorer, version 0.8, a joint project of the Open Education Group and Lumen Learning

The OER Research Guidebook by the Open Textbook Network

Why Supporting OER Is a Smart Decision incorporating OER into the curriculum. Interview with MJ Bishop, Vernon Smith, and Dale Johnson

Zero Textbook Cost by Michelson Center for Public Policy

Articles from Student Newspapers

Open Access Week Seeks to Address “Textbook Crisis” by Gauri Mangala

OER Helps Students Save on Books by Ashlee Buhler

Sites, Handbooks, and Case Studies

Department of Education - Open Edu

Open Education Handbook

OER Case Studies (Creative Commons Wiki)

Authoring Open Books

Ten Tips for Authoring Success by Linda Frederiksen

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