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    Suhonen, J., Sutinen, E. The Four Pillar Model -Analysing The Sustainability Of Online Doctoral Programmes. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 58, 81–88 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-014-0772-3

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