
The Potential Role Of Open Educational Practice Policy In Transforming Australian Higher Education
By: Carina Bossu and Adrian Stagg
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.10.2.835 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 157
Submitted on: Jan 23, 2018
Accepted on: Mar 7, 2018
Published on: Apr 1, 2018
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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