OpenStax is a nonprofit educational resource provider that offers free, high-quality textbooks and learning materials for college and K-12 students. Their mission is to make education more accessible and affordable for learners around the world.
OpenStax was founded in 2012 as an initiative of Rice University.
Their first textbook, College Physics, was published in 2012.
By 2019, they had reached over 10 million students with their free textbooks.
In 2020, they launched OpenStax + SE, an inclusive access program for institutions to provide students with free digital access to OpenStax textbooks.
Currently, they offer over 50 free textbooks.
Their materials have been used in over 7,000 institutions in over 200 countries.
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Free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks for college and K-12 courses.
Inclusive access program for institutions to provide students with free digital access to OpenStax textbooks.
Yes, OpenStax textbooks are openly-licensed, meaning that they are legally available to use, reuse, and distribute.
OpenStax offers free textbooks for subjects such as math, science, social sciences, humanities, and business.
No, OpenStax textbooks are completely free to use and distribute digitally. There is an option to purchase a print version for a small fee.
Yes, all OpenStax textbooks undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure accuracy and quality.
Yes, OpenStax textbooks are openly-licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). This means that you are free to modify, adapt, and redistribute the material as long as you give proper attribution.