One of the most common complaints from faculty about using OER materials is that they don’t know how to find materials. I’ve started to link resources and created a list of OER Textbooks organized by academic discipline.
Fundamentals of Social Research
This textbook by Adam McKee covers the very basic principles of social scientific research and also covers the basics of writing a literature review in the APA style. It is available for free as OER, and the (forthcoming) eBook version and print version are available at a low cost.
Psychology Research Methods: Core Skills and Concepts
This textbook is housed on the oddly named Lardbucket.org and was developed by a professional publishing company.
Fundamentals of Social Statistics
This textbook by Adam McKee (housed on this site) covers the very basic principles of social science research and also covers the basics of writing a literature review in the APA style. It is available for free as OER, and the (forthcoming) eBook version and print version are available at a low cost.