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Can US Higher Education Publishers Leverage a Subscription Model

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This change is the result of overpriced textbooks which drove students towards less expensive sources like eBooks, used textbooks, rental books etc. But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? a semester.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The School Library Journal reports that “ New York DOE Green Lights Amazon eBook Deal.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” It looks like Luvo (the startup formerly known as Flashnotes ) has shut its doors.