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Analysis of Student and Faculty Perceptions of Textbook Costs in Higher Education

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|Jan 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 91
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2016
Accepted on: Mar 15, 2017
Published on: Jan 1, 2017
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2017 Michael Troy Martin, Olga Maria Belikov, John Hilton III, David Wiley, Lane Fischer, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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