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Developed at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, class-tested by thousands of students, and used by over 200 institutions and 50,000 students, OWL is a customizable and flexible cross-platform web-based homework system and assessment tool for Introductory, General, Allied Health, Liberal Arts, and Organic chemistry courses. The OWL Online Web-based Learning system provides students with instant analysis and feedback on homework problems, modeling questions, and animations to accompany select Brooks/Cole chemistry textbooks. With deep parameterization of chemical structures, OWL offers thousands of questions. This powerful system maximizes the students' learning experience and, at the same time, reduces faculty workload and helps facilitate instruction. A fee-based access code is required for access to the specific OWL database selected. OWL is only available for use within North America.