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Open textbooks – an untapped opportunity for universities, colleges and schools

By: Vivien Rolfe and  Beck Pitt  
Open Access
|Jul 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.427 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: May 2, 2018
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2018
Published on: Jul 25, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2018 Vivien Rolfe, Beck Pitt, published by Ubiquity Press
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