Open education

Open education promotes the use of freely available, openly licensed resources and inclusive, collaborative pedagogies in teaching and learning, removing barriers to education for learners.

Why use OER?

They are sustainable, inclusive, and affordable alternatives to traditional learning resources.
They enable improved student engagement by removing cost barriers to learning materials and increasing the dynamic and accessible nature of course content.
Educators can create, access and adapt free, peer-reviewed, open-source materials to supplement learning – like e-textbooks, videos, quizzes, case studies, and more.

Finding OER

Explore trusted repositories to find Open Educational Resources (OER).

Using OER

Guidance on evaluating and embedding Open Educational Resources (OER).

Better Books

Learn about our Better Books campaign to provide more affordable learning resources to students.

Featured open publications

Discover open publications to embed in your curriculum. Choose a chapter, paragraph, or integrate the entire text.

"Engineering with Country"

Incorporating First Nations knowledge into the curriculum is a challenge but a rewarding exercise. This book is to support trainers, academics and professionals who wish to integrate and assess First Nations' knowledges in their work.

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"Teaching with Technology"

This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching with technology in Australian higher education. It covers planning, design, development, and delivery of tech-enhanced subjects, with practical strategies for pedagogical design, content creation, and online engagement.

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"Introduction to Financial Management"

A free, open-source textbook offering a modern, accessible foundation in financial management. It goes beyond traditional shareholder-focused models, integrating non-financial factors and featuring interactive activities and video content to enhance learning.

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Resources for open educational practice

These resources will help you adopt open educational practices.

Open Scholarship policy

Promotes open access to scholarly work to enhance knowledge sharing, equity, and public benefit. Includes procedures and policies on IP, research, equity, privacy, and Indigenous research.

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Open Education at the Library Media Hub

A playlist of Library webinars supporting educators and researchers in open educational practices, including OER, open textbooks, Pressbooks, open pedagogy, and policy frameworks.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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