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The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.  

This open textbook is being utilized in an introductory sociology course for undergraduate students by Heather Wylie, M.A., at Shasta College in Northern California. A broad range of students enroll in this course to fulfill their general education requirements. The book was written by a team of sociology professors and incorporates many current events. Increasing access to course materials for students at or below the poverty level was the major motivation for adopting an open textbook. Most students access the free open textbook online through Moodle or from the OpenStax College site.

Reviews: The book has been reviewed by two CCC (CCC1, CCC2) faculty and a UC faculty of the California higher education systems. There is also an Accessibility Evaluation.

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