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Open Access Research & Education

Platforms where researchers, universities, and educators share academic papers, textbooks, and courses for free. Open access means anyone can read, download, and learn — no paywalls, no institutional logins.

arXiv — Open Research Papers

Free

The world's largest preprint server. Over 2 million research papers in physics, mathematics, computer science, and more. All papers are free to download as PDF.

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OpenStax — Free University Textbooks

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Peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks by Rice University. Covers biology, chemistry, physics, economics, psychology, and more. Used by millions of students. Free PDF downloads.

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MIT OpenCourseWare

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Free course materials from MIT covering virtually all undergraduate and graduate subjects. Includes lecture notes, problem sets, and exams — many available as PDF.

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PubMed Central — Biomedical Research

Free

Free archive of biomedical and life sciences research from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Over 8 million articles, all available as free PDF downloads.

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Khan Academy — Free Educational Resources

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Free courses in math, science, computing, economics, and humanities. Practice problems, instructional videos, and personalized learning. Printable worksheets available as PDF.

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DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

Free

An index of over 20,000 peer-reviewed open access journals across all disciplines. Every article is freely available — no subscriptions needed. A gold mine for researchers and students.

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Semantic Scholar — AI-Powered Research

Free

AI-powered academic search engine by the Allen Institute for AI. Indexes over 200 million papers with smart recommendations, citation context, and free PDF access where available.

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Open Textbook Library

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Peer-reviewed open textbooks from the University of Minnesota. Covers accounting, biology, chemistry, economics, law, music, and more. All free to download as PDF with open licenses.

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