Cultural responses to open licences and the accessibility and usability of open educational resources
| Published | February 2006 |
| Periodical | Pages 1-6 |
| Publisher | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Language | en |
| URL | http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/38/36539322.pdf |
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