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This unique open resource opportunity was utilized in a kinesiology course for undergraduate students by Dr. Sarah L. Dunn at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). The open resources provides students with peer reviewed journal articles on the topics covered in the class as the main resource of information while incorporating active learning components within the course. Students were offered peer reviewed reading options each week to familiarize themselves with the physiological and neurological changes that occur with aging and often were educated on methodologies and research studies associated with each area of aging (i.e. bone health, muscular atrophy, cognitive function, etc.). The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to reduce the cost for students while providing active learning components and high impact practices. Most student accessed the materials through the learning management system or university libraries.