%0 Journal Article %A Karpel, Nichole %A Schneider, Bruce %C United States, North America %D 2018 %J EDUCAUSE Review %K Community College Open Textbook Project %K literature review %K OER %K OER adoption %K OER cost %T OER cost assessment strategies %U https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/12/oer-cost-assessment-strategies %X Open educational resources can provide access to high-quality resources while offsetting the costs of traditional textbooks. An array of costs are associated with the "free" approach, however, and institutions that are successful with OER understand that moving to open resources requires extensive planning, selection, management, and maintenance. %8 12/2018 %@ 1945-709X %* yes