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Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses

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Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses. / Jordan, Katy.
In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol. 15, No. 1, 24.02.2014.

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Jordan, K 2014, 'Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses', International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, vol. 15, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1651

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Jordan, K. (2014). Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1651

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Jordan K. Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 2014 Feb 24;15(1). doi: 10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1651

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Jordan, Katy. / Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses. In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 2014 ; Vol. 15, No. 1.

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