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necessary condition

necessary condition A necessary condition is a factor that is required for a particular outcome, meaning it is considered essential for that outcome to happen.

A necessary condition is a factor that is required for a particular outcome, meaning it is considered essential for that outcome to happen. In this context, it refers to influences identified as crucial for students’ retention behavior in online courses.

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Drafting source: Huacui Zhang; Hossain Md. Nahin; Zhen Kong; Kumar Nilesh. Understanding the success factors of MOOCs’ retention intention: A Necessary Condition Analysis. 2024; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0310006; article XML SHA-256 330ac029e6c76193e6f9f984e17a9b00f77be5ae4b3c64e44be88095bea61d4b. “Understanding the success factors of MOOCs’ retention intention: A Necessary Condition Analysis” (10.1371/journal.pone.0310006).
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