Open TextbooksAn open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used, adapted and distributed. Open textbooks are a part of the Open Access and the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, and are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing, as well as for research purposes. |
 B.C. Campus Open Textbook ProjectThe goal of the B.C. Open Textbook Project is to provide flexible and affordable access to openly licensed textbooks. Their textbooks are openly licensed using a Creative Commons license and are offered in various e-book formats free of charge. Open Textbooks are open educational resources (OER); they are instructional resources created and shared in ways so that more people have access to them. |
 College Open TextbooksCollege Open Textbooks is a project of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and the Open Doors Group. COT listings point to textbooks on numerous repositories of textbooks and EOR materials. |
 OpenStaxOpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University. Their first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and the library continues to grow. Through philanthropic partnerships OpenStax is breaking down barriers to learning and empowering students to succeed. |
 OpenStax CNXOpenStax CNX is designed to encourage the sharing and reuse of educational content. The knowledge in OpenStax CNX can be shared and built upon by all. View and share free educational material in small modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, or other academic assignments. |
 Open Textbook LibraryOpen textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. |
Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely use, revise, adapt, or redistribute. |
 Open Course LibraryThe Open Course Library (OCL) is a collection of shareable course materials, including syllabi, course activities, readings, and assessments designed by professionals. |
 Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational Resources (OER) offer opportunities for systematic change in teaching and learning content through engaging educators in new participatory processes and effective technologies for engaging with learning. |
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