IT SHOULD BE a short story with a happy ending, something like this: Once upon a time, concerned faculty began utilizing a growing body of free or low-cost instructional materials known as open educational resources (OER), hoping to reduce the number of students who quit classes because they couldn’t afford $300 textbooks. College administrators began coding OER courses so that students could easily identify them when they registered for classes, and everyone on campus lived happily ever after. The end.
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