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Open Educational Resources (OER) by Discipline

Open Textbooks for English

Better Writing from the Beginning by Jenn Kepka
Pressbooks
Commonsense Composition by the CK-12 Foundation
Created to meet high school standards.
Composing Ourselves and Our World: A Guide to First-Year Writing from Auburn University at Montgomery
Pressbooks
Diving into Rhetoric: A Rhetorical View of History, Communication, and Composition by Dr. Karen Palmer
Pressbooks
English 101: Composition I by Columbia State Community College
Community college level
Oregon Writes Open Writing Text from Open Oregon Educational Resources
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Reading Rhetorical Theory from the University of Minnesota
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
The Process of Research Writing by Steven D. Krause
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Writing In College: From Competence to Excellence from Open SUNY
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Writing Guide with Handbook
OpenStax at Rice University
Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication from the University of North Georgia
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing Vol. I from WAC Clearinghouse
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Reading and Writing Successfully in College: A Guide for Students

Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us
This is a newly published book on the subject 2023-2024.
Surface and Subtext: Literature, Research, Writing - Third Edition
This is a new edition- 2024.

Sourcing, summarizing, and synthesizing:  Skills for effective research writing 
Writing for Inquiry and Research
Newly published 2023
University of Illinois

Elements of Creative Writing

88 Open Essays - A Reader for Students of Composition & Rhetoric

Reading Supplements

88 Open Essays: A Reader for Students of Composition & Rhetoric by Sarah Wangler and Tine Ulrich
OER Commons
Bad Ideas About Writing from West Virginia University
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy from the University of North Georgia
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research from Ohio State University
Open Textbook Library by the University of Minnesota
Entering the Conversation: A College Composition Compilation by Naomi Salmon (editor)
University of Wisconsin Pressbooks
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers by Michael A. Caulfield
Pressbooks
Writing Center Workbook from Washtenaw Community College
Washtenaw Community College
Writing Is Easier Than You Think: A Composition Textbook with 100+ Model Essays by Nicholas R. Webb
OER Commons

Open Collections, Repositories

Content forthcoming.

Open Courses

Content forthcoming.

Visual Resources, Images

Please see the "Open Image Databases" tab on the main page.

Last Updated: Oct 22, 2024 10:43 AM
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