Subject Guides: Textbook Alternatives: Open Textbooks

Assign an Open Textbook

Open textbooks are free to use, share, and modify under Creative Commons licenses.

B.C. Open Collection by BCCampus
BC's Open Textbook Collection covering a variety of subjects and specialties.
eCampus Ontario - Open Library
Ontario's curated collection of open textbooks for post-secondary courses.
MacEwan Open Books
MacEwan University's open textbook hosting service.
Open Education Alberta
Open textbooks hosted by the University of Alberta.
Open Textbook Library
Extensive database of open textbooks supported by the University of Minnesota.
Open Textbooks for Social Work
A resource for open educational resources and practices related to social work.
Pressbooks Directory
A curated collection of open textbooks using Pressbooks software.

Publish an Open Textbook

MacEwan Open Books is an open textbook hosting service available to faculty and staff interested in developing online, interactive open textbooks.

This easy-to-use platform using Pressbooks software can be used to create or modify existing open textbooks that can be shared and downloaded in a variety of formats.

If you are interested in creating an open textbook, review the Terms of Use for this service, and fill out the MacEwan Open Books Request Form.

Learn more:

Explore the MacEwan Open Textbook Authoring Guide
Email digitalscholarship @macewan.ca

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