Given the ever-increasing cost of college tuition and the mountain of student-loan debt that many graduates face, the prospect of open-source textbooks is an interesting one.

More school districts (like Utah) and universities (like University of Minnesota) are taking a hard look at implementing them.

The infographic below gives a good basic overview of the concept.

Open Source Textbooks
Via: Online Schools

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