Many platforms can make textbooks and courses open for their readers and learners. This short guide introduces two free, open-source website starters, built on Grav 2, that make them open for their authors too.

The guide is built with one of them, Open Publishing Space, so many of the features it describes are working on the pages you're reading.

• Part 1

  Why It Matters

  Pages designed for readers and learners, content authors can move between tools, and the raw Markdown for anyone to reuse.

• Part 2

  Open Publishing Space 2

  Open textbooks and guides as websites, with the Markdown behind every page a click away.

• Part 3

  Open Course Hub 2

  An open course site organized by modules, ready to embed in your LMS.

• Part 4

  From Pressbooks or Your LMS

  Free converters turn an existing book or course into Markdown pages for either site.

• Part 5

  Accessibility

  Keyboard, screen reader and reading comfort features, built in.

• Part 6

  Which One Fits You?

  Pick the starter for your book or course – plus the trade-offs to know first.

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