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Open Educational Resources (OER)
This guide provides details about how the open access movement is impacting academic education and how to find appropriate low cost or zero cost materials for academic courses.
Audio
- Free Music ArchiveThe Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. Every MP3 you discover on The Free Music Archive is pre-cleared for certain types of uses that would otherwise be prohibited by copyright laws that were not designed for the digital era.
- SoundCloudAs the world’s largest music and audio platform, SoundCloud lets people discover and enjoy the greatest selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth.
NOTE: You will need to filter/search SoundCloud for CC content. - Internet Archive: AudioThe Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. NOTE: Not all content on this site is CC-licensed.
- JamendoJamendo is all about connecting musicians and music lovers from all over the world. Our goal is to bring together a worldwide community of independent music, creating experience and value around it. NOTE: This content is free to use, but not always free to modify.
- CC MixterThis is a community music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses. Music on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons license. You are free to download and sample from music on this site and share the results with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Some songs might have certain restrictions, depending on their specific licenses. Each submission is marked clearly with the license that applies to it.
Video
- TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design videos)TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. NOTE: Videos are free to use, but not necessarily to modify.
- YouTube Creative CommonsYouTube videos can be searched for CC-licensed content.
- Vimeo Creative CommonsBrowse the Creative Commons licensed videos on Vimeo.
- videvoThousands of free stock videos, motion graphics, music tracks and sound effects all in one place.
Also see LOCATE OER
- Last Updated: Aug 24, 2023 5:00 PM
- URL: https://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/OER
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