Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources

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Disclaimer:  CCCOER has not vetted the open textbooks and videos on this list for quality or accuracy of the content.

Business

• Capture. Deliver. Excel. (business writing)
• Common Sense Management 
• Global Entrepreneurship
• Managing Marketing in the 21st Century
• Principles of Accounting
• Remix
• The Times 100 – Case Studies

Computer Science

• The Complete Guide to Google Wave
• How to Design Programs
• Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms
• Introduction to Information Retrieval
• Introduction to Metadata
• Programming Fundamentals 
• SVG Essentials

Economics

• Basic Microeconomics
• Essential Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text
• Experiments with Economics
• History of Economic Thought

Education

• Early Childhood Development and Learning
• Collaborative Teaching:  Special Education for Inclusive Classrooms
• E-learner Survival Guide

English

• A+ Research and Writing
• 365 ESL Short Stories
• College Writing
• How to Write Great Essays
• Literature
• Online Technical Writing
• Read Print
• UDL Editions by CAST
  • Call of the Wild
  • The Tell-Tale Heart
  • Shakespeare’s Sonnet XVIII

Health

• Addiction
• The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction
• Exploring  Careers in Dentistry New!
• Free Medical Information
• Gerry’s Real World Guide to Pharmacokinetics and Other Things
• HIV Medicine 2007
• Informing the Future: Critical Issues in Health 
• Merck Manual – Home Edition
• The Collaborative Neurology Book
• The Reproductive System

 History

• Academic American History
• Digital History: Guide
• Digital History (U.S.)
• DoHistory
• EASE History
• From Revolution to Reconstruction
• Hippocampus – click on U.S. history, then click on Textbooks tab
• History and Civilization
• History Matters (U.S. Survey Course)
• U. S. History I ((Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• U.S. History II (Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• US History.org
• Hypertext History: Our Online American History Textbook
• Outline of U.S. History
• A People’s History of the United States

Journalism

• We the Media

Languages

• Conversational Mandarin Chinese

Math

• Abstract Algebra Study Guide
• Algebra
• Algebra, Abstract and Concrete
• Algebra Lecture Notes
• Advanced Calculus
• Basic Concepts of Mathematics
• Basic Trigonometry
• Calculus (Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• The Calculus Lifesaver (video)
• Calculus for Beginners and Artists 
• Calculus on the Web
• Differential Equations
• Elementary Algebra (Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• Elementary Abstract Algebra
• Elementary Algebra with Applications (to download, click on Free Math, then Download)
• Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra 
• Elementary Number Theory
• Insight into Algebra (PBS)
• Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Graph  NEW!
• Introductory Mathematics NEW!
• Linear Methods of Applied Mathematics 
• Introduction to Real Analysis NEW!
• Pre-Algebra
• Trig without Tears
• Worldwide Differential Calculus
• Understanding Calculus 

Nursing

• Acute and Chronic Pain Management
• Art & Science of Nursing II
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics
• Merck Manual of Health and Aging
• Nursing 302
• Nursing 322 Physical Assessment
• Nursing 322 Pharmacology
• Pathology Tutorials
• Textbook in Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology
• The Basics of MRI
• Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology

Philosophy

• God’s Debris
• Ethics 
• Guide to the Logical Fallacies 
• An Introduction to Philosophy 
• Logic Primer 
• A Modern Formal Logic Primer

Psychology

• Adaptive Behavior and Learning New!
• Behavioral Science Supercourse
• Psychology (Hippocampus)
• Psychology: An Introduction

Sciences

• Atlas of Human Anatomy
• Bacteriology
• Basic Neurochemistry
• Biochemistry by Garrett and Grisham (2nd Edition, 2001)
• Biochemistry by Berg, Tymoczko, and Stryer (5th Edition, 2002)
• Biochemistry
• Biology II (Hippocampus)
• Brain Facts:  A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
• Cardiology Explained
• Cassiopeia Science Videos (Download in High Definition from iTunes)
• Chemistry Principles
• Common Simple Emergencies
• The Cell – A Molecular Approach
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
• Developmental Biology
• Endocrinology An Integrated Approach
• Environmental Engineering Modules
• Environmental Science (Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• Essential Physics (Assayer review)
• Fundamentals of Physical Geography
• General Chemistry
• Genomes
• The Habitable Planet
• Human Anatomy
• Immunobiology
• Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
• Introduction: The Nature and Science of Biology
• Introductory Biology
• Introduction to Climate Dynamics and Climate Modelling
• Introductory Geoscience Laboratory: Methods & Principles
• Introductory Geoscience Virtual Textbook
• Introductory Physics (Hippocampus Terms of Use)
• Mathematical Tools for Physics (Assayer review)
• Merck Veterinary Manual
• Modern Genetic Analysis
• Molecular Biology of the Cell
• Molecular Cell Biology
• Nanotechnology
• Neuroscience Core Concepts
• On Being a Scientist
• Online Biology Book
• The Opensource Handbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical Geography
• The Physical Environment Introduction to Physical Geography
• Quantum States of Atoms and Molecules
• Rediscovering Biology
• Scientific Habits of Mind
• Your Genes, Your Choice

Sociology

• 21st Century World

Statistics

• Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics
• Electronic Statistics StatSoft
• Elementary Concepts in Statistics
• Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications
• Probability
• Research Methods
• Statistics (Hippocampus)
• SticiGui: Statistics Tools for Internet and Classroom Instruction with a Graphical User Interface

Free Textbooks from National Council of Education Research and Training

• NCERT Textbooks

Free Textbooks with Advertising

• Authorama
• Bookboon
• Ed for All
• Freeload Press
• Improve Your Written English
• Literature.org
• Making Photographs
• Math Open Ref (geometry)
• Psychology 101
• Pharmpedia
• Statistics at Square One
• Textbook Media
• The Archaeology of Greece
• Essential Dental Information
• The Open Life: Philosophy of Open Source
• The Scientist and Engineer’s Guide to Digital Signal Processing
• Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology
• Review of textbook
• TextbookMedia (freemium)

Free Educational Videos

• Academic Earth
• Khan Academy
• Inside the Global Economy
• Economics U$A
• Algebra in Simplest Terms
• Exploring the World of Music
• Ethics in America II
• Ethics in America
• Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition
• Seasons of Life
• The Mind
• The World of Abnormal Psychology
• The Habitable Planet
• The World of Chemistry
• Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology
• Against All Odds:  Inside Statistics
• Intelligent YouTube Videos