Affordable College Textbook Act aims to reduce college textbook costs by expanding the use of open educational resources.
The Affordable College Textbook Act seeks to address the rising costs of college textbooks by promoting the use of open educational resources. The bill defines "open educational resource" as a teaching, learning, or research resource that is freely available and can be used, reused, modified, and shared with attribution. It mandates institutions of higher education to disclose information about required and recommended course materials, including open educational resources, on their course schedules.
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