Barnes & Noble Education Expands Partnership with OpenStax | Business & Finance | citizentribune.com

"Barnes & Noble Education, a leading provider of educational products and services solutions for higher education and K-12, today announced an expanded partnership with OpenStax ™, the Rice University-based publisher of open educational resources (“OER”), through its MBS Textbook Exchange (“MBS”) subsidiary. Beginning in fall 2018, MBS will distribute OpenStax’s 29 print titles to its more than 3,500 college store partners. The OpenStax agreement is part of BNED’s ongoing commitment to provide affordable, accessible course materials for students nationwide. Currently, the Company distributes OpenStax print titles at its more than 760 Barnes & Noble College bookstores. In addition, the Company’s LoudCloud Courseware™ offering is built upon a foundation of high quality OER titles, including those developed by OpenStax. The companies continue to explore new ways to support their shared missions of driving affordability and student success...."