Abstract.……………………………………………………………….4
Statement………………………………………………………………5
Overview……………………………………………………………….8
Significance…………………………………………………………….9
Definitions…………………………………………………………..…10
Rationale/Scope.……………………………………………………..13
Distance Education.…………………………………………….…….14
Open Learning…….…………………………………………………..52
Source Description.……………………………………………………64
Data Gathering………………………………………………………..65
Limitations……………………………………………………………..69
Findings…….…………………………………………………………..70
Overview………………………………………………………………..72
Data…….……………………………………………………………….72
Summary/Findings……………………………………………………..83
Discussion/Conclusions……………………………………………….85
Recommendations..……………………………………………………87
Table I……………………………………………………………………89
Table II…………………………………………………………………...90
Table III…………………………………………………………………..91
Table IV…………………………………………………………………..92
Table V…………………………………………………………………...93
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