Looking for resources in your specific disciplinary area? A few useful resource lists:
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The B.C. Open Textbook Collection is home to a growing selection of open textbooks for a variety of subjects and specialties. Discover open textbooks that have been reviewed by faculty, meet accessibility requirements, and/or include ancillary materials (quizzes, test banks, slides, videos, etc.).
These search engines are designed specifically to find OER materials:
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 117 different sources and contains 388,707 records. This search tool is being developed at SUNY Geneseo's Milne Library:
An open badge is essentially a digital credential that allows the representation and verification of knowledge, achievement(s), interest(s), and/or specific skill(s). Open badges are not intended to replace or subsititute credentials earned from an academic institution, but, rather, they represent a concept shift towards complementing traditional forms of credentials, such as degrees, diplomas, and certificates, with credible recognition of knowledge acquired through non-traditional channels - most typically online environments.
Here are a few examples of open badge platforms and uses:
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