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Holding the Line on Open in an Evolving Landscape
This document summarizes the evolution of open educational resources (OER) over the past 10 years. It notes that textbook prices have risen 150% while overall consumer prices only rose 25%, forcing many students to do without textbooks. It celebrates the growth of OER and open licensing but cautions that commercial publishers are increasingly co-opting the OER model. It argues that the academic community must thoughtfully decide how to support OER to ensure students' needs are prioritized and control over academic content is maintained.
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- 4. THE LAST 10YEARS
- 5. 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Data Source: Bureauof Labor Statistics CONSUMER PRICES COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS ALL ITEMS
- 7. 5 major publishers hold nearly 90%of the market Source: Turning the Page by James Koch NEAR-MONOPOLY
- 8. 2 in 3 Studentssay they decided against buying a textbook because the cost is too high Source: Student PIRGs
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- 43. “The only thingworse than an expensive textbook is an expensive textbook that disappears every semester.” - Part-time Arts & Literature Faculty onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer
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- 59. “We are ata critical juncture where there is a pressing need for the academic community – individually and collectively – to make thoughtful and deliberate decisions about what and whom to support, and under what terms and conditions.”
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