The Cerro Coso Community College faculty recently adopted the Open Education Resources (OER) in order to replace expensive textbooks. After Cerro Coso conducted a student textbook survey, it found that 40% of its students had to drop a course because they could not afford the course’s textbook. On top of that, 35% could not afford all of the textbooks required for classes by the first three weeks of classes. “There are many reasons why college students do not buy recommended and required textbooks, but fundamentally the biggest reason is they cannot afford them,” said Heather Ostash, Vice President of Student Services.
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