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Open Educational Resources

Open Textbooks

Some open textbooks available for a variety of technical topics:

Open Videos and Lectures

Getting Started in Trade and Technical OER

OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors
Getting started? This is a good source to help you start implementing OER into your teaching for trades and technical programs

Online Course Materials and Curriculum

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GAMMA+ Study Tools and Apps
These study tools and apps cover a range of topics including electronics, industrial automation, machine tools, math, and welding.
OER Commons Career and Technical Education Resources
SkillsCommons Manufacturing Sources
US Army Courses
Welding Technology: CTE Online Model
(Need to sign up for a free account to access)

Major Repositories

Saylor Academy
Free online learning materials.

Academic Earth
Information for free online learning programs, degrees, and certificates.

BC Campus
Free online learning materials.

DOAB
Directory of open access books.

Open Education Consortium
Free online learning materials.

MERLOT
Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching

OER Commons
Free online learning materials.

LibreTexts
Online textbooks.

Open Textbook Library
Online textbooks.

OpenStax
Free online learning materials. Requires creating an account.

OERTX (Texas Repository)

ATE Central

ATE Central
ATE Central is a free online portal and collection of materials and services dedicated to highlighting the work of the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects. ATE Central helps direct users to a full range of high-impact ATE resources available online, including curricula, learning objects, podcasts, videos, and more.

Open Access Journals

Springer Open Access Journals on Electrical Engineering, etc.

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