Available Online Textbooks

OpenStax is part of Rice University, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation. Our mission is to improve educational access and learning for everyone. We do this by publishing openly licensed books, developing and improving research-based courseware, establishing partnerships with educational resource companies, and more.

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We offer tailored and context-specific services for individual institutions, consortia, and organizations looking to have a more intentional impact. As a nonprofit, we're first and foremost committed to our mission of participatory, equitable, and open education for all. These at-cost services help us further our mission in a sustainable way.

The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is made up of four participating institutions from Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) that are all regional and primarily undergraduate institutions, situated in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The PA-ADOPT project will address gaps in the open eTextbook marketplace, improve student learning, and mitigate rising student costs.