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Unintentional Benefits of Open Access: The broader impact of making publications free

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: December 10, 2012
Category: Higher Ed | Tagged Creative Commons, MOOC, Online courses, Open Access, Teaching | 12 Comments
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    • jeancflanaganJean Flanagan - On Sci-Ed, guest poster Roberta Manaa discusses efforts to connect the public to science in Brazil - http://t.co/lbEtCIBdyP
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