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Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening?

By: Katy Jordan and  Mark Carrigan  
Open Access
|May 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.911 | Journal eISSN: 1365-893X
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 15, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 18, 2024
Published on: May 7, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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