From: Boissy, Robert, Springer US <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:11 PM I tell librarians about this program so they can know to tell faculty who might be involved with MOOCs. There is not a negotiation, but a straight scale used based on a form filled in by the organizer of the MOOC or perhaps someone assisting them. The discounting depends on expected number of registrants, and eBook discounts with coupons supplied by Springer for the duration of the course range from 20% to 70% off. MOOC Participants who want a print book can qualify for 10% to 30% off. There is simple form to fill in 30 days before the Mooc starts. Requests and inquiries for more information go to [log in to unmask] This program is run out of our trade/end-user division, not our library licensing division. That is what I know for now. Robert Boissy Manager, Account Development and Strategic Alliances Northeast and Mid-Atlantic USA: Academic & Government Accounts Springer Science+Business Media +1-781-244-7918 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 19:25:44 -0500 Anyone know how this will work? Does each faculty member at the university negotiate, or? And what the discounted pricing will be like? Sort of like the pricing for institutions who buy Springer e-book subscriptions? ******* http://www.springer.com/gb/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/springer-cooperates-with-mooc-organizers-around-the-globe/42598 Effective immediately, the organizers of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can negotiate special rates regarding the purchase of Springer print and eBooks. Students who have registered for a free online course can order these books through a special URL. Additional types of content, for example journal articles, can also be provided for use as course material at a reduced rate. Once the organizer – as a rule, a university – has negotiated the usage conditions, Springer provides it with an access-controlled URL that leads to the selected book. For the duration of the MOOC, all registered students can purchase the book at a discount.