Open educational resources can offer relief from high textbook prices | The State News
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Summary:
"On top of tuition rates that have risen by more than $200 per credit hour over the past ten years and an East Lansing housing market where the average rental property runs about $1,400 a month, textbook prices leave some students without much money for the important stuff, like tickets to the football game or a keg of Keystone Light for after the football game.
Open educational resources, or OERs, are a potential solution to this problem. OERs eliminate or reduce the need for $300 textbooks by replacing them with open-sourced, often-free resources. Jeff Grabill, associate provost for teaching, learning and technology at MSU, said that open-source textbooks, one sector of OERs, can be both cheaper and more informational than traditional books."