Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER: How Open Education Resources Unlock the Door to Free Learning

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): David Wiley Cable Green Louis Soares
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): Community
ParentTopics:
Affordability Copyright E-Textbooks Open Educational Resources (OER)

Abstract

This issue brief from the Center for American Progress and EDUCAUSE seeks to provide a substantive understanding of OER and at the same time inform the emerging public debate over their use in public education. It is important that OER be part of the broader conversation concerning spiraling education costs and the need to make education more accessible and affordable at all levels.

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