Episode 5: Eine Reise durch die OER-Projektwelt – OERlabs
From Google Translate: "What are the OER projects? And how do I find these? Bence Lukács and Matthias Andrasch go on a small journey through the German-speaking OER projects to make the abstract theme...
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View ArticleOpen Science Evening Talks | Epfl-innovationpark.ch, EPFL Innovation Park
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View ArticleÖkonomenstimme: Open Science in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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View ArticleCiencia, open access… y Sci-Hub – soluciones en marketing local
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