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NSDL.org - The National Science Digital Library. The National Science Digital Library. HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework. OpenContent. Open Culture. Art Project, powered by Google. Curriki. OERs: the good, the bad and the ugly. Free Online Course Materials | Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures. OER Handbook for Educators 1.0. In this handbook Welcome to the world of Open Educational Resources (OER). This handbook is designed to help educators find, use, develop and share OER to enhance their effectiveness online and in the classroom. Although no prior knowledge of OER[1] is required, some experience using a computer and browsing the Internet will be helpful. For example, it is preferable that you have experience using a word processor (e.g. Open Office[2] or Microsoft Word) and basic media production software, such as an image editor (e.g. Gimp[3], Inkscape[4] or Photoshop). The handbook works best when there is some sort of OER you would like to create or make available to others, but it is also useful for the curious reader. There are several ways to use this handbook, including: You are not expected to be an instructional designer or media production expert to use this book.

What this handbook does not cover OER is a broad topic and it would be difficult, if not impossible, to cover it comprehensively. Notes. Welcome | Flat World Knowledge. Peer 2 Peer University. Open Culture. Wikiversity. Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history. FlexBooks.

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