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  2. Open Universities Australia, Level 1, 473 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

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Eseryel, D., Ifenthaler, D. & Ge, X. Towards innovation in complex problem solving research: an introduction to the special issue. Education Tech Research Dev 61, 359–363 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-013-9299-0

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