Open Educational Resources typically go beyond the textbook to incorporate interactive project-based learning methodologies that allow individualized, interactive engagement with subject matter content and personalized assessment of progress.

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This means going well beyond the textbook.

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And it goes beyond the facts in a biology textbook or the questions on an algebra quiz.

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