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	* [https://open.bccampus.ca/ BCcampus Open Textbook project]		* [https://open.bccampus.ca/ BCcampus Open Textbook project]
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The cost of proprietary textbooks in the United states has risen by 1041 percent since 1977 (Popken 2015^[1]). This has a negative impact on learning, for example, a recent survey in Florida reports that two-thirds of the students did not purchase the required textbook (Florida Virtual Campus 2016^[2]).

In this section we explore contemporary responses to the challenge including open textbooks, textbook rentals and access codes to learning platforms provided by commercial publishers.

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References

1. ↑ Popken, B. (2015, August 6). College Textbook Prices Have Risen 1,041 Percent Since 1977. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. ↑ Florida Virtual Campus. (2016). 2016 student textbook and course materials survey. Retrieved July 5, 2017.