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This open textbook is being utilized in a political science course for undergraduate students by Dr. Michael Ault at California State University, Bakersfield. The open resources used in this class provide an introduction to the political theory underlying the United States of America. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was lowering the cost to $0 for students in this required major course. Students access the open resources from my Canvas course.

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.