textbooks

Pressbooks Directory

Available at: Pressbooks Directory.

Pressbooks Directory is a free, searchable catalog that includes 6,465 open access books published by 174 organizations and networks using Pressbooks. It's easy to copy, revise, remix, and redistribute any openly licensed content found here using Pressbooks' publishing platform. Nearly all books are highly accessible, and many include interactive H5P learning activities to engage learners.

SOL*R: Shareable online learning resources

Available at: SOL*R.

Description from the SOL*R website, "SOL*R is a repository service provided by BCcampus that allows educators to access FREE online learning resources. It facilitates sharing, discovery, reuse, and remixing of a growing collection of content created by BC post-secondary educators.

MERLOT

Available at: MERLOT. 

The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.

Open Textbook Library

Available at: Open Textbook Library. 

Supported by the Center for Open Education at the University of Minnesota, the Open Textbook Library provides textbooks in a variety of disciplines. 

eCampusOntario open library

Available at: eCampusOntario Open Library. 

eCampusOntario offers open courses and textbooks in a variety of disciplines. 

InTech Open

Available at: InTech Open Books.

Open access books published in a variety of disciplines with a focus on physical sciences, engineering, and technology. Focused on books broadly, so the content may not be structured to suit 1:1 textbook replacement.  

LibreTexts

Available at: LibreTexts.

LibreTexts hosts open courses and textbooks developed by a number of institutions. LibreTexts is an organization that was initiated by the University of California, Davis, and has since received support from the U.S. Government, as well as from a number of universities across the U.S. In particular, LibreTexts Engineering and Chemistry have been highlighted as containing particularly good resources.

NCBI Bookshelf

Available at: NCBI Bookshelf.

Bookshelf by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information with free online books and documents in life science and healthcare.

OpenStax

Available at: OpenStax.

Publishes peer-reviewed, open textbooks that are free online. Subjects range from math, business, history, to community created content of music, and programming.

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