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August 2, 2016

California community colleges get $5M to boost OER access

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By Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

California Gov. Jerry Brown recently gave $5 million to the state’s community colleges to expand open-source textbook development for the system’s 2.1 million students. The funding calls for development and marketing of open-source textbook options for use in other state higher education systems and beyond. The model follows a pilot program launched among Virginia community colleges, which has saved students more than $3 million.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/california-community-colleges-get-5m-to-boost-oer-access/423268/

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