An Initiative to Develop OER-Based General Education Courses in Higher Education
By: Shanta Goswami Varma and Xinyue Ren
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.520 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 124 - 133
Submitted on: Sep 7, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 26, 2023
Published on: Jul 20, 2023
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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