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Selected Articles/Books About Open Educational Resources/Open Textbooks
- Bliss, T. J., & Smith, M. (2017). A brief history of Open Educational Resources. In R. S. Jhangiani & R. Biswas-Diener (Eds.), Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science (pp. 9-27). London, England: Ubiquity Press.
- Colvard, N. B., Watson, C. E., & Park, H. (2018). The impact of Open Educational Resources on various student success metrics. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 30(2), 262-276.
- Diaz, C. (Ed.). (2017). Affordable course materials: Electronic textbooks and Open Educational Resources. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
- Elder, A. K. (n.d.). The OER starter kit. Retrieved from https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/oerstarterkit/
- Florida Virtual Campus, Office of Distance Learning & Students Services. (2019, March 8). 2018 student textbook and course materials survey: Results and findings. Retrieved from https://dlss.flvc.org/documents/210036/1314923/2018+Student+Textbook+and+Course+Materials+Survey+Report+--+FINAL+VERSION+--+20190308.pdf/07478d85-89c2-3742-209a-9cc5df8cd7ea
- Grewe, K., & Davis, W. P. (2017). Impact of enrollment in an OER course on student learning outcomes. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 18(4), 231-238.
- Hilton, J. (Ed.). (2017). Special issue: Outcomes of openness: Empirical reports on the implementation of OER. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(4).
- Ikahihifo, T. K., Spring, K. J., Rosecrans, J., & Watson, J. (2017) Assessing the savings from Open Educational Resources on student academic goals. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(7), 126-140.
- Jensen, K., & Nackerud, S. (Eds.). (2018). The evolution of affordable content efforts in the higher education environment: Programs, case studies, and examples. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing.
- McKenzie, L. (2018, July 16). Free digital textbooks vs. purchased commercial textbooks. Inside Higher Ed.
- Negrea, S. (2017, October 18). Colleges drive digital textbooks: Options for structuring e-book initiatives. Retrieved from https://www.universitybusiness.com/article/colleges-drive-digital-textbooks
- Wesolek, A., Lashley, J., & Langley, A. (2018). OER: A field guide for academic librarians. Retrieved from https://commons.pacificu.edu/pup/3/
- Wiley, D. (n.d.). An open education reader. Retrieved from https://openedreader.org/
- Young, L., Daly, U., & Stone, J. (2017, August 28). OER: The future of education is open. EDUCAUSE Review.