Lessons learned developing a massive open online course in implementation research in infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.13.1.1172 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 137
Submitted on: Oct 6, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 9, 2021
Published on: Mar 31, 2021
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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