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Petrides et al. (2011)
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45
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31
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Cost was cited as an important factor for both teachers and students. Two-thirds of students preferred using OER instead of traditional textbooks
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Feldstein et al. (2012)
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315
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N/A
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Approximately two-thirds of students strongly agreed or agreed that they preferred the OER digital content to traditional textbooks
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Pitt et al. (2013)
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126
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N/A
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79 % of students reported overall satisfaction with the quality of the OER, with 17 % undecided and 4 % dissatisfied
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Gil et al. (2013)
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150
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N/A
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40 % of students said the OER resource was equal to non-OER, 45 % favored OER, 15 % favored non-OER
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Hilton et al. (2013)
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910
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20
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83 % of students believed the OER supported their work in the course and 78 % would recommend OER to classmates. Half of the instructors said OER was of equal quality as traditional texts, with 33 % favoring OER and 17 % favoring traditional textbooks
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Lindshield and Akhiri (2013)
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198
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N/A
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Both online and face-to-face students had favorable perceptions of the OER flexbook. Students reported that they strongly preferred using the OER instead of purchasing a textbook
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Bliss et al. (2013a)
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132
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11
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Approximately 50 % of students said OER had the same quality as traditional textbooks; 41 % said OER were superior. 60 % of instructors reported students were equally prepared with OER; 30 % said they were better prepared. All instructors said they would be very likely to use open texts in the future
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Bliss et al. (2013b)
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490
|
58
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Approximately 50 % of students said OER textbooks had the same quality as traditional textbooks and nearly 40 % said that they were better. 55 % of teachers reported that the open materials were of the same quality as the materials that had previously been used, and 35 % felt that they were better
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Allen and Seaman (2014)
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N/A
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2144
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Only 34 % of U.S. college faculty surveyed were aware of OER. Of those that were, 62 % said that OER materials had about the same “trusted quality” as traditional resources, with 26 % favoring traditional resources and 12 % favoring OER. 68 % said the “proven efficacy” of OER and traditional textbooks were about the same 16.5 % felt OER was superior and 15.3 % traditional resources were superior
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Total
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2366
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2144
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In general, a strong majority of students and teachers believe that OER are as good or better than traditional textbooks
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