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About eCampusOntario<\/h1>\r\nThe 1st Canadian Edition<\/a> was supported and funded by eCampusOntario. eCampusOntario is a not-for-profit corporation funded by the Government of Ontario. It serves as a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario and has embarked on a bold mission to widen access to post-secondary education and training in Ontario. This textbook is part of eCampusOntario\u2019s open textbook library, which provides free learning resources in a wide range of subject areas. These open textbooks can be assigned by instructors for their classes and can be downloaded by learners to electronic devices or printed. These free and open educational resources are customizable to meet a wide range of learning needs, and we invite instructors to review and adopt the resources for use in their courses.\r\n

About BCcampus Open Education<\/h1>\r\nThe H5P interactive activities included in the 2nd Canadian Edition of this book were funded by an OER Grant provided by BCcampus Open Education. BCcampus Open Education<\/a> began in 2012 as the B.C. Open Textbook Project with the goal of making post-secondary education in British Columbia more accessible by reducing students\u2019 costs through the use of open textbooks and other OER. BCcampus<\/a> supports the post-secondary institutions of British Columbia as they adapt and evolve their teaching and learning practices to enable powerful learning opportunities for the students of B.C. BCcampus Open Education is funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training<\/a> and the Hewlett Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about open education in British Columbia, please visit the BCcampus Open Education<\/a> website. If you are an instructor who is using this book for a course, please fill out our Adoption of an Open Textbook<\/a> form.","rendered":"

About eCampusOntario<\/h1>\n

The 1st Canadian Edition<\/a> was supported and funded by eCampusOntario. eCampusOntario is a not-for-profit corporation funded by the Government of Ontario. It serves as a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario and has embarked on a bold mission to widen access to post-secondary education and training in Ontario. This textbook is part of eCampusOntario\u2019s open textbook library, which provides free learning resources in a wide range of subject areas. These open textbooks can be assigned by instructors for their classes and can be downloaded by learners to electronic devices or printed. These free and open educational resources are customizable to meet a wide range of learning needs, and we invite instructors to review and adopt the resources for use in their courses.<\/p>\n

About BCcampus Open Education<\/h1>\n

The H5P interactive activities included in the 2nd Canadian Edition of this book were funded by an OER Grant provided by BCcampus Open Education. BCcampus Open Education<\/a> began in 2012 as the B.C. Open Textbook Project with the goal of making post-secondary education in British Columbia more accessible by reducing students\u2019 costs through the use of open textbooks and other OER. BCcampus<\/a> supports the post-secondary institutions of British Columbia as they adapt and evolve their teaching and learning practices to enable powerful learning opportunities for the students of B.C. BCcampus Open Education is funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training<\/a> and the Hewlett Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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