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distance education  

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  • Distance learning is a method of offsite training in which individuals acquire knowledge and skills via computer. Off-site training methods are those in which the trainee is learning how to perform a job at a place that is removed from the actual job site. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Distance Learning]

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