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Cal State East Bay Open Programs & Initiatives
Faculty are encouraged to explore the following suite of open programs and initiatives offered by the University Libraries.

ALS / OER Announcements

For Department Admin/Scheduler: Coding Zero-Cost Class Sections in your schedule of Classes
Research shows that "Students in the OER sections were retained and persisted at a statistically significant higher rate, lending credibility to the findings of former studies regarding retention and persistence rates in courses taught with OER materials" (Bol, 2021).

Students can locate free or low-cost textbooks and course materials using the ZCCM & LCCM attribute in the course catalog!
Faculty can reduce or remove the cost of course materials by using Open Education Resources (OERs) by exploring Suggested Resources for Finding ALS/OER Materials.