According to David Wiley, "... Recognizing that the library may already have purchased or licensed copies of materials that could be provided to students for free raises the question: why not just use library resources instead of making the move to OER? The answer to this question combines thinking about cost and permissions."
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Furthermore, the cost of textbooks is extremely high and adds to the cost of education.
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