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The Role of Crowdsourcing in Research

Crowdsourcing is defined as “a sourcing model in which individuals or organizations obtain goods and services, including ideas and finances, from a large, relatively open and often rapidly evolving group of internet users. Crowdsourcing spreads work among participants to achieve a cumulative result.”  Some well-known examples of crowdsourcing include the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the traffic… Read More »