There is scant research on the impact of OER degree programs. For colleges to invest in launching an OER degree program, they need to know these programs benefit students and are sustainable. During this panel discussion, faculty in Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative will discuss the early data on OER degree implementation. Achieving the Dream (ATD) launched the OER Degree Initiative in 2016, funding 38 community colleges from 13 states to create OER degrees by redesigning courses in a degree program through the replacement of proprietary textbooks with open educational resources. An important component of the initiative is a robust evaluation, led by ATD partners SRI International, of the implementation and impact of OER degree programs. This evaluation will answer, among other questions: what is necessary for a college to successfully develop and deliver an OER degree program? During this panel discussion, OER Degree Initiative grantees will discuss their roles launching OER degrees at their institutions and how the findings in the report align with their own experiences. Panelists will be asked to consider: What was needed to successfully launch an OER degree program at their college?, How does their institution plan to scale their OER degrees?, and What implementation roadblocks, if any, surfaced during the first year of the project? Session participants will begin a plan for how they would approach launching a similar program at their own institutions. All levels of OER practitioners are encouraged to attend and share stories of their experience.