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‘People have Started Calling Me an Expert’: The Impact of Open University Microcredential Courses

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|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.804 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 2, 2022
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2023
Published on: May 24, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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