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This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.In recent years, open educational resources (OER) have emerged as a possible solution to combat rising textbook costs and improve college affordability. While previous studies have researched student and faculty perceptions of OER, this study aimed to understand student and faculty satisfaction and engagement with using an OER textbook in a class. This paper presents survey data collected from a convenience sample of 132 undergraduate students and 14 instructors from a gateway freshman composition course at a public university. Findings indicate strong student support for OER textbooks, but also the need for improvement in both how students are informed about OER-enabled courses prior to registration as well as how to navigate the OER’s features once in class. Most faculty respondents used the OER as a primary text for class and valued its affordability. Survey results identified clear areas of faculty concern regarding institutional supports in developing OER such as funding and release time.