LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Affordable Course Content (ACC): Create OER

Create OER with Open Author

VIVA OPEN! is a collection of Open Education Resources (OER) adopted, adapted, and/or created by faculty and higher education professionals at Virginia institutions. See what your colleagues in Virginia have done.

Create OER with Open Author

Open Author helps you build and publish Open Educational Resources for you and for the benefit of educators and learners everywhere.

Open Author is a product of OER Commons

Resources for Creating/Adapting Open Textbooks

Authoring Open Textbooks
From the Open Education Network, this guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.
Modifying an Open Textbook
From the Open Education Network, this is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.
Pub101: An Orientation to Open Textbook Publishing
Pub101 is a friendly orientation to open textbook publishing. It is designed for people, typically librarians, who support faculty in creating open textbooks. With Pub101 we want to help you anticipate some common issues, and offer guidance learned from experience.

Workflow

Production of Open Educational Resources (OER)