Open Educational Resources

What Are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

Open educational resources, or OER, are freely available, openly licensed learning materials that anyone can use, share, remix, edit and distribute.

OER are free to access, available from day one of class, and customizable to fit students' learning needs.

NMC faculty are using OER and other creative textbook choices to lower the cost of education for all students. These efforts have saved NMC students over $2 million since Fall 2015. Below is a list of known courses using free or low cost materials.

OER Information for Students

Students can use the 'Zero-cost textbook' filter in the searchable class schedule to browse classes that use open materials. Please note that while every effort is made to ensure accuracy of these designations in the registration portal, they are subject to change in rare cases of schedule revisions or instructor reassignment.

Resources for Faculty

Interested in starting a conversation about what it would look like to transition one of your courses from using a traditional textbook to adopting an OER text? Or maybe you have a particular title in mind and want to check if the library is able to purchase an unlimited-user ebook copy so students wouldn't have to purchase the book? Email library@nmc.edu and one of our librarians will be happy to assist you.

Want to explore and evaluate OER materials on your own? Our OER Guide for Faculty is a great place to start.