funding

Federal Grants: The Open Textbook Pilot Program assists higher ed institutions in creating new open textbooks and expanding their use in high-enrollment courses. Open Oregon published a replicable version of their successful grant through this program via OER and Beyond

State Grants: Massachusetts offers ongoing funding for OER development and faculty/staff training on OER through the OER Strategic Initiative. Massachusetts also funds OER through the ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens) Project, which offers stipends up to $500 to develop accessible textbooks.

Create Your Own: Institution-based microgrants can be a strong incentive for faculty participation in OER. UMass-Amherst uses this model through their Open Education Initiative, which provides faculty grants for utilizing OER in their courses. OER & Beyond has an article with guidelines on creating a microgrant program.

hosting + publishing

Free Online Resources: We recommend OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians, which includes case studies of institutions that successfully adopted OER. The OER Starter Kit also offers tools for OER planning and development.

Authoring or Remixing Textbooks: Start with Authoring an Open Textbook, which includes guides on textbook organization, writing, and publishing. It's More Than a Textbook can be used to expand your textbook creation with integration tools such as an accessibility checker.

Pressbooks: Pressbooks Directory is a searchable catalog of open access books published by multiple organizations and networks. It's easy to copy, revise, remix, and redistribute any content found on Pressbook using their publishing platform. Nearly all books are highly accessible, and many include interactive learning activities.