OpenStax College is a nonprofit organization committed to improving student access to quality learning materials.  Today we announce the first 5 of a library of 20+ free, open-source textbooks for the highest-impact college courses: College Physics, Introduction to Sociology, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, and Concepts in Biology.  College Physics and Introduction to Sociology will be available in early Spring 2012 for adoption in Fall 2012; the other three books will follow in Fall 2012.

OpenStax College free textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure they are readable, accurate, and meet the scope and sequence requirements for college courses.  Through our partnerships with companies and foundations committed to reducing costs for students, OpenStax College is working to improve access to higher education for all.  OpenStax College is an initiative of Rice University and is made possible through the generous support of the Hewlett, Gates, 20 Million Minds, and Maxfield Foundations.

For more information, see the OpenStax College website and press release.

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