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Open Textbooks

The College Student Speaks Out

April 5, 2011

Open Textbooks: The College Student Speaks Outwww.maketextbooksaffordable.org

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“Students have more options than ever before”


Open TextbooksSimilar to Traditional

Textbooks• Table of contents, chapters,

exercises• Written by experts• Edited and reviewed


Open TextbooksOpen License =

Affordability• Free online to everyone• Downloadable, printable at or

near the cost of production• Hard copies cost $20-30


Open TextbooksOpen License = Flexibility

• Instructors can customize by adding, editing, combining

• New editions are optional


Open TextbooksOpen License =

Sustainability• Individual authors• Peer review boards• Gov’t-funded projects• Innovative business models


Joanne Schwartzbe

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Skidmore College

CatTappert

University of Maryland

JakeWeigandt

Madison College


Benefits of Open Textbooks: Affordability



Benefits of Open Textbooks: Flexibility


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