Important notice: open textbooks are moving

The B.C. Open Textbook Collection will be archived on February 1, 2024. Find textbooks and full course material packages in our new, strealined collection for educators.

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The B.C. Open Textbook Collection is home to a growing selection of open textbooks for a variety of subjects and specialties. Discover open textbooks that have been reviewed by faculty, meet our accessibility requirements, and/or include ancillary materials (quizzes, test banks, slides, videos, etc.).

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Beginning Excel 2019

Jun 22, 2022


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Trades Access Common Core Competency B-3: Use Interpersonal Communication Skills – 2nd Edition

Apr 13, 2022


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Global Corruption: Its Regulation under International Conventions, US, UK, and Canadian Law and Practice – 4th Edition

Apr 8, 2022


Find open course materials

The Open Online Collection provides course materials, evaluation tools modules, and other resources that can be used to develop an open online course (OOC) with your institution's Learning Management System (LMS) that are freely accessible and openly licensed. These course materials can be used for teaching, learning, and assessment.

Guides and Toolkits


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Adaptation Guide


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OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors


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Print-on-Demand Guide

Gain access to machine-readable cataloguing (MARC) records for all of the resources in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection.

We've compiled a list of other collections to connect you with the open educational resources (OER) you may need for your institution.