Establishing a Mechanism for Collecting Feedback on the Quality of Distance Education--A Case Study in Conducting a Follow-up Survey of CCRTVU Graduates and Their Employers

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks go to the CCRTVU Distance Education Research Centre, who has provided us with a great deal of useful information. In addition, special gratitude will be extended to Zhang Shaogang, who has given us great encouragement and valuable advice for the writing of the paper.

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