"open washing" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2016, Ken Udas, Helen Partridge, Adrian Stagg, “Open Education Pratice at the University of Southern Queensland”, in Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education",
          "text": "As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.",
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          "ref": "2017, Gill Hamilton, Fred Saunderson, Open Licensing for Cultural Heritage, page 159",
          "text": "Many cultural institutions making the move towards open practice struggle with the challenges of securing high-level 'buy-in' to support such initiatives; this case study also considers the institutional risks of 'open washing' and neglecting staff development in this area.",
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          "ref": "2020, Ke Zhang, Curtis J. Bonk, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds, MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South",
          "text": "However, as with the environmentalism movement and the phenomenon of greenwashing, we are increasingly witnessing something that has been referred to as \"open washing\" (Openwashing, n.d.) or sometimes \"faux-pen\" (Searls, 2009). In simple terms, open washing involves a company using the language of open education to dress up what is otherwise a traditional, proprietary practice.",
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