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Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free—and Be Financially Sustainable?

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From 2006 to 2016, the cost of textbooks increased by 88 percent, more than than nearly any other college student expense—including tuition and fees (63 percent) or on-campus housing (51 percent)—according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned.

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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

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by EZ EdTech! 2005/2006) “The Virtual Library.” I thought quite a bit about how important this virtual presence was to me over the course of 25 years. of course, you might consider using alternate tools like Glogster , Thinglink , Padlet to create your interactive interface. Chapter in Mary K. Chelton and Colleen Cool. Valenza, J.K.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” ” Via Edsurge : “ Phishing Season: Widespread Email Scam Targets Schools, Edtech Companies.” Educator Hans Rosling , well known for his 2006 TED talk on statistics , passed away this week. ” asks Clint Lalonde. ” Among the targets: Amplify.