Library Guides: OER: Open Educational Resources: OER Organizations

Open Textbook Network
The Open Textbook Network promotes access, affordability, and student success through the use of open textbooks. UMKC is a member of the Open Textbook Network through MOBIUS.
SPARC
UMKC is a full member of SPARC, a global coalition committed to making Open the default for research and education. SPARC empowers people to solve big problems and make new discoveries through the adoption of policies and practices that advance Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education.
SPARC Connect OER
Connect OER is a platform to share and discover information about OER activities at campuses across North America.

Open Education Consortium
"The Open Education Consortium is a worldwide community of hundreds of higher education institutions and associated organizations committed to advancing open education and its impact on global education. We envision a world where everyone, everywhere has access to the education they need to build their futures."
Open Professionals Education Network
Focused on OER, accessibility, and quality requirements for grant deliverables in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College & Career Training (TAACCCT) program. Resources applicable outside of this narrow scope, however!