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This open textbook is being utilized in a Sociology course for undergraduates by Rosario Rizzo Lara at California State University San Bernardino. The open textbook provides a great summary of the major topics reviewed in an introductory class to social movements. I also have added a lot of articles to supplement the textbook related to case studies. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to so that the students could have access to the book for free. I wanted to make it accessible for them. The book also is easy to ready and contains update cases and reviews. Most student access the open textbook in pdf and it is available in the library.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.