ACT acquires open educational resources provider
| Published | 3 May 2016 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
ACT Inc., which makes the college readiness test, has acquired OpenEd, a leading K-12 open educational resources provider.| Keywords | Education IT News · Open Educational Resources |
| Published at | Washington, D.C |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | Copyright 2018 Edscoop. All rights reserved. |
| URL | https://edscoop.com/act-acquires-open-educational-resources-provider |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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