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Guides for Authoring & Editing

I want to write my own open textbook. How do I get started?

Open Author from OER Commons
Use Open Author to publish your OER & host it on OER Commons for free. Simple interface to make designing and writing your textbook simple. Can upload from Google Drive or One Drive into text editor. Drag and Drop for images, etc.

Google Docs - Google docs can be used to share an OER you have authored by changing the privacy to public/view only. This will generate a public URL link that you can use to add it to repositories. This method is recommended as a last resort and instead use a publisher like Open Author to add materials to a repository.

Canvas/Canvas Commons - You can share courses and materials you've created in the Canvas LMS with others. Canvas offers a licensing tool to help you openly license your course/materials.

PressBooks
Publishing tool. Note: Pressbooks is NOT free to use for publishing.
LibreTexts
LibreTexts is the adaptable, user-friendly open education resource platform that educators trust for creating, customizing, and sharing accessible, interactive textbooks, adaptive homework, and ancillary materials. We collaborate with individuals and organizations to champion open education initiatives, support institutional publishing programs, drive curriculum development projects, and more.
OER License Chooser
Need help licensing your OER? Not sure which to choose? Use this simple tool from Creative Commons to easily select and use the license that fits your OER textbook.
Authoring Open Textbooks, Open Textbook Network
Written by Melissa Falldin and Karen Lauritsen. This guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.


Can I edit or change an open textbook?: Usually, yes. The vast majority of open textbooks have a Creative Commons license that allows for editing, adapting and making derivatives.
The license says it’s okay. How do I edit an open textbook?: A lot depends on the file types the author or publisher has made available. You may need technical support from local staff at your institution. See our guide, Modifying an Open Textbook, for more information.

Modifying an Open Textbook: What you Need to Know
This is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.

Resources for Faculty

Faculty OER Toolkit, BCcampus Open Education
The Faculty OER Toolkit is an information resource about and guide to adapting and adopting Open Educational Resources. Included are definitions and examples, information about Creative Commons licensing, and tips on how to adapt and/or adopt OER for classroOm.
Open Educational Resources: Creating Open Resources
CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois)
The Rebus Community
The Rebus Community is made up of faculty, students, and staff from schools, colleges, and universities around the world, along with regular people who believe that educational materials for every subject should be a free and open public resource.

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Guides for Authoring & Editing

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