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Policy for use and development of Open Educational Resources (OER)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [corporate]

PublishedAugust 2010
PeriodicalPages 1-18
PublisherKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST)
CountryGhana, Africa

ABSTRACT
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science AND Technology (KNUST) institutional OER policy including copyright, adoption and guidelines for faculty and students.

Keywords Creative Commons · copyright · higher education · licences · policy · institutional policy

Rightsby/2.0
URLhttp://www.knust.edu.gh/downloads/20/20411.pdf
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