DRAFT - OER State Policy Playbook - SPARC- Google Docs

"The rising cost of higher education is about more than tuition—expensive textbooks and course materials remain a looming barrier to college affordability and access. Open educational resources (OER) are a solution to high-cost materials and state legislators are starting to take notice.

...This playbook provides a set of ideas that state legislators can consider to harness the power of OER to reduce college costs for students. Recommendations can be combined or pursued independently, and while not every recommendation is right for every state, each one offers a potential pathway to benefit students.

...This resource was produced by SPARC with input from Cable Green (Creative Commons), Ethan Senack (Creative Commons-USA), Scott  Hochberg (OpenStax), and Reg Leighty (Foresight Law + Policy)."