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OER ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
4THE NEXT PHASE: OPEN PARTICIPATORY LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE (OPLI) INITIATIVE
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4.1Introduction
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4.2Understanding Infrastructure
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4.2.1Fostered, Not Built
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4.2.2Dynamics
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4.2.3Tensions
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4.2.4Design
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4.2.5The Long Now of Infrastructure
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4.3Learning Enabled by an Open Participatory Learning Infrastructure (OPLI)
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4.3.1Peer Learning and Labs on the Wire
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4.3.2Exploiting Specialized Resources
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4.3.3Content and Context
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4.4Some Functional Attributes on an OPLI
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4.5Some Thoughts about How
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4.6Why Hewlett and Why Now?
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5APPENDIX: THE REALITIES OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING REGION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OER INITIATIVES
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5.1The Reality of ICT Infrastructure and Connectivity in Developing Regions
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5.2New Technologies and Trends
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5.3Venues Ripe for Testing
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