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Textbook savings add momentum to Oregon higher ed OER program

Published22 January 2018
Publisheredscoop, Scoop News Group
CountryUnited States, North America

ABSTRACT
An initiative worked so well in the state's community colleges that Oregon plans to expand it to public universities.

Keywords Digital Equity · Education IT News · higher education · Linn-Benton Community College · Nicole Allen · OER · Open Oregon · policy · SPARC · textbooks

Published atWashington, D.C
RefereedDoes not apply
RightsCopyright 2018 Edscoop. All rights reserved.
URLhttps://edscoop.com/oregon-demonstrates-college-textbook-savings-through-oer
Access date3/15/2018
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