An OER framework, heuristic and lens: Tools for understanding lecturers’ adoption of OER
By: Glenda Cox and Henry Trotter
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.571 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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Submitted on: Jan 24, 2017
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Published on: Apr 1, 2017
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