OER in Africa's higher education institutions

Distance Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-287

  Ngugi, Catherine N ^a  

^a OER Africa   (Kenya)

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EID: 80051700274     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2011.584853     Document Type: Article

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