Discovering Open Educational Resources (OER)

MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. It is a highly valued resource because the content is peer reviewed by faculty

What does it mean to say that a resource is "open". It should offer all or most of the 5 Rs

Provides an overview of OER and open textbooks and helps faculty by offering a concrete process for open textbook adoption.