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Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. / Pitt, Rebecca; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz et al.
In: Distance Education, Vol. 41, No. 2, 11.06.2020, p. 303-318.

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Pitt, R, Jordan, K, de los Arcos, B, Farrow, R & Weller, M 2020, 'Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks', Distance Education, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757411

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Pitt, R., Jordan, K., de los Arcos, B., Farrow, R., & Weller, M. (2020). Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. Distance Education, 41(2), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757411

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Pitt R, Jordan K, de los Arcos B, Farrow R, Weller M. Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. Distance Education. 2020 Jun 11;41(2):303-318. doi: 10.1080/01587919.2020.1757411

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Pitt, Rebecca ; Jordan, Katy ; de los Arcos, Beatriz et al. / Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. In: Distance Education. 2020 ; Vol. 41, No. 2. pp. 303-318.

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title = "Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks",
abstract = "There has been little research into the impact of textbook costs on higher education in the United Kingdom. To better understand textbook use patterns and the issues faced by UK students and educators the UK Open Textbooks Project (2017–2018, http://ukopentextbooks.org/)) conducted quantitative survey research with United Kingdom educators in September 2018. This article reports on the findings of this survey, which focussed on awareness of open educational resources; textbook use and rationale; awareness and use of open textbooks; and open licensing. Results reveal fertile ground for open textbook adoption with potential to support a wide range of open educational practices. The findings indicate strategies for supporting pedagogical innovation and student access through the mainstream adoption of open textbooks.",
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author = "Rebecca Pitt and Katy Jordan and {de los Arcos}, Beatriz and Robert Farrow and Martin Weller",
note = "Funding Information: The authors of this work would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Hewlett Foundation for funding the UK Open Textbook Project. Funding Information: This work was supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 2017-5780. The authors of this work would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Hewlett Foundation for funding the UK Open Textbook Project. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
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