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The African Virtual University's Open Education Resources (OER) Policy
African Virtual University [corporate] · Universite Virtuelle Africaine [corporate] · Universidade Virtual Africana [corporate]

PublishedMarch 2011
PeriodicalPages 1-3

ABSTRACT
A description of the African Virtual University’s (AVU) Open Education Resources repository, OER@AVU, including: information related to licensing and file formats.

Keywords copyright · Open Educational Resources · policy · repository

LanguageEnglish
Rightsby-sa/3.0
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