{"id":32,"date":"2017-02-18T14:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/oerworkshop\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=32"},"modified":"2017-02-19T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T21:41:54","slug":"finding-relevant-oer","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/oerworkshop\/chapter\/finding-relevant-oer\/","title":{"raw":"Finding Relevant OER","rendered":"Finding Relevant OER"},"content":{"raw":"Although you may use popular search engines such as Google to locate\u00a0relevant OER, it is much easier to search within a\u00a0dedicated OER repository. You should begin by searching within the\u00a0following repositories, which contain only open textbooks:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks\/\">BCcampus<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/open.umn.edu\/opentextbooks\/\">Open Textbook Library<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<em>Important: As you find relevant OER be sure to note its\u00a0specific URL along with its Creative Commons license.<\/em>\r\n\r\nNext, broaden your search by looking within \u00a0the following open\u00a0courseware repositories\/directories:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oeconsortium.org\/courses\/\">Open Education Consortium<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/\">MIT OCW<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\">OER Commons<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscommons.org\/\">Skills Commons<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/doer.col.org\/\">Commonwealth of Learning<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Video Overview<\/h3>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s8K902x0CJ4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Although you may use popular search engines such as Google to locate\u00a0relevant OER, it is much easier to search within a\u00a0dedicated OER repository. 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