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Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them

Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them

Some student organizations have endorsed the social media campaign #textbookbroke to draw attention to the burdens placed on students by the high cost of learning materials. A solution to this problem exists: open educational resources. These are textbooks and other teaching materials produced by academics or instructors and distributed free of charge. Such resources could be a greater part […] … learn more→