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These low-cost texts are being utilized in an English literature course for undergraduate students by Dr. Kate Simonian at CSUSB. The open resources for this course include an OER textbook, open-access syllabi, and publicly available zine archives. The main motivation to adopt these low-cost materials was to save students money, but the materials turned out to be not only financially, but also ideologically, beneficial. Students accessed the resources through the Canvas course page.

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.