Open Educational Resources: Physics

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Free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery. These simulations are free for instructors to use, distribute, and modify - even in commercial ways. Attribution must be given to the original source, however.

Free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks; supported by the Center for Open Education and the Open Textbook Network.

Free eBooks and textbooks that can be downloaded as a pdf, no registration needed. Site-specific license.

More than 2,300 open textbooks and 6 journals in a variety of subjects that fall under the heading of science, technology, and medicine. Licenses vary. Verify individual items.

A web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Offers educators a wide variety of multimedia content, including videos, animations, and simulations. An additional feature offers educators to create "playlists" for their students, which correlate specifically to their particular instruction material. Site-specific license.

Open source textbooks written by professional content developers who are experts in their fields and undergo a rigorous peer review process.

Provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks; supported by the Center for Open Education and the Open Textbook Network.

Curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services.

Search, browse, and evaluate resources in OER Commons’ growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER.