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Open Educational Resources Playbook

This playbook will help you locate open educational resources.

Searching MERLOT for CC-Licensed Materials

Note: Not everything in MERLOT is licensed under a Creative Commons license.

Step 1: Go to MERLOT (http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm)

Step 2: Click Advanced Material Search.

search menu

Step 3: Under License, choose Creative Commons. Enter your search terms and click Search.

Step 4: Verify that the material is, in fact, licensed under a Creative Commons license. From the results screen, click on title of the item you wish to use. Scroll down to More about this material.

Screenshot from Merlot website More about this material section which verifies Creative Commons license.