Open Michigan

6.7easy start · #8 of 27
in Open Educational Resource Platforms

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Web.

Open Michigan is ranked #8 of 27 in open educational resource platforms on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Web.

Compared on open educational resource platforms

Free plan: Yes
Remix and adaptation: Yes
Publishing workflow: Yes
Content review: Yes

Best Open Michigan alternatives

See all 20

LibreTexts 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 17.3 SkillsCommons 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 27.2 DIKSHA 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 37.1 African Storybook 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 46.9 OER Commons 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 56.9 StoryWeaver 0 of 4 in the starter kit Lesson 66.9

The record

Purpose: Open Michigan helps the University of Michigan community share research, teaching, and creative work with people beyond campus.
Scope: It provides expertise and services for open educational resources, open data, and open publications.
Resource discovery: Visitors can search for open content from within and beyond the University of Michigan for use in teaching and research.
OER collection: The collection includes course materials, videos, lectures, student work, and other educational resources from the University of Michigan.
Reuse: Nearly all OER in the collection are openly licensed for reuse under Creative Commons.
Open data: The site describes open data as publicly available and free to use, reuse, and distribute.
Open publications: The site describes open access scholarship as available online to read for free.
Sharing support: The University offers help publishing and promoting OER and making data publicly available.
Partners: Open Michigan is a partnership of the University Library and Health Information Technology and Services.
Support: The site directs visitors to a contact form or [email protected] for accessibility requests and says it will provide an alternate format promptly.
Accessibility: Open Michigan says many older OER formats are not ideal for screen readers and many videos lack sufficient captioning, and that remediation is underway.
Accessibility review: For hosted content published after January 1, 2017, Open Michigan conducts accessibility reviews and strives for WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.
Hosted content limits: Open Michigan says it does not provide permanent accessible service for U-M digital works over an extended period and deposits content in the Deep Blue institutional repository.
History: The site says the Open Michigan OER initiative began in 2007.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Open Educational Resource Platforms in 2026#8 of 27

Is Open Michigan yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote Open Michigan

Sources

open.umich.edu· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/find-open-resources-u-m· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/find/find-open-educational-resources· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/find/find-open-publications· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/share· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/about· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/about/accessibility· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/about/oer-collection-policy· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/about/brief-history-open-michigan· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/share/share-oer· checked 4 Oct 2026
open.umich.edu/about/privacy-terms-use· checked 4 Oct 2026