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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). In the new model, students usually pay a per-course fee that covers digital texts and homework systems.

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education system ‘not top 10 in anything’ ” Via The Atlantic : “Arne Duncan: ’Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’.” Elsevier has acquired Aries Systems. (National) Education Politics. Via CBS News : “Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan says U.S.

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