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Introduction
1. When did BCcampus Open Education begin and why?
2. How do I apply for an OER grant?
3. What is the Award for Excellence in Open Education?
4. Is there a BCcampus Open Education Faculty Fellows Program?
5. When are the Cascadia Open Education Summit and Festival of Learning events scheduled?
6. How do I sign up for the BCcampus newsletter?
7. Are there other open education initiatives in Canada?
8. How to I sign up for the B.C. Open Education community email group?
9. What does accessibility refer to?
10. What are the accessibility criteria for the B.C. collection?
11. How do I increase font size for an online book?
12. How do I make images accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?
13. How do I make tables accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?
14. How do I make multimedia accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?
15. How do I make math equations and formulas accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?
16. How do I make links accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?
17. Where do I find a checklist to make sure my textbook is accessible?
18. What does adaptation mean?
19. How do I adapt an open textbook?
20. Should adapted B.C. collection books be sent to BCcampus?
21. Does BCcampus keep a list of adaptations of its books?
22. Are books in the B.C. collection always changing?
23. What is the correct way to attribute an adapted work?
24. How do I attribute when the author doesn’t own copyright?
25. How do I attribute an image from an open textbook?
26. What is the difference between citation and attribution?
27. What does adoption mean?
28. How do I adopt an open textbook?
29. May anyone use books from the B.C. collection?
30. Must I register to use an open textbook?
31. How do I evaluate an open textbook?
32. Must I inform the author if using their open textbook?
33. How do I use an open textbook in my course?
34. Does an open textbook affect a course's transferability?
35. Is there a risk I will lose access to an open textbook mid term?
36. How do I cite an open textbook?
37. How can students talk to instructors about adopting open textbooks?
38. Why should institutions track open textbook adoptions?
39. How can institutions track open textbook adoptions?
40. What data might institutions track on open textbook adoptions?
41. How are open textbook adoption stats published?
42. What is the Ongoing Adoption Program?
43. What are Textbook Broke Campaigns?
44. What are Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) programs?
45. Where can I learn more about open textbook adoptions in B.C.?
46. What is a supplemental material?
47. Why are open textbook test banks restricted to instructors?
48. Who is responsible for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection?
49. What does OER stand for?
50. What is an open textbook?
51. Is an open textbook an ebook?
52. May an open