
Conceptualising OEP: A review of theoretical and empirical literature in Open Educational Practices
By: Catherine Cronin and Iain MacLaren
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.10.2.825 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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