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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 a history course for undergraduate students by P. Scott Corbett, M.A., at Ventura College and California State University Channel Islands .  U.S. History covers the breadth of the chronological history of the United States and also provides the necessary depth to ensure the course is manageable for instructors and students alike. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to save the students money and to actively use a text that I was involved in crafting. Most students access the open textbook in electronic/online format.

Reviews: The book has been reviewed by a faculty member from the CCC, one from the CSU, and one from the UC within the California higher education systems. There is also an Accessibility Evaluation.

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