What is Open Education

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Free education that is accessible to all. Learn more in: Massive Open Online Courses and Completion Rates: Are Self-Directed Adult Learners the Most Successful at MOOCs?

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A collective term that describes knowledge, ideas or important aspects of teaching methodology shared freely over the internet Learn more in: Learning and Performance Innovation

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Can refer to learning that is free to access or it can refer to an educational opportunity that has not pre-requisites so that anyone can access, no matter their background or past experiences. Learn more in: Disruptive Democratisers?: The Complexities and Incongruities of Scale, Diversity and Personalisation in MOOCs

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Teaching and learning that are independent of time and place with a special focus on social justice, equity and elimination of barriers in educational processes. Learn more in: Seamless Learning Design Criteria in the Context of Open and Distance Learning

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Education that does not require traditional academic admission and follows non-traditional formats, generally promoted online. Learn more in: Collaborative and Open Education by Interdisciplinary Women's Networks: FemTechNet and Feminist Pedagogies in Digital Education

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Open education is a way of carrying out education, often using digital technologies. Its aim is to widen access and participation to everyone by removing barriers and making learning accessible, abundant, and customisable for all. It offers multiple ways of teaching and learning, building and sharing knowledge. It also provides a variety of access routes to formal and non-formal education, and connects the two ( Inamorato dos Santos, et al., 2016 AU132: The citation "Inamorato dos Santos, et al., 2016" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. ). Learn more in: Leadership in Global Open, Online, and Distance Learning

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Open education describes institutional policy and learning philosophy that eliminates barriers and brings opportunities to participation and recognition of learning resources traditionally offered through formal education systems. With the development of web technologies, learning resources become accessible online through formal and informal open education programs. Learn more in: MOOCs: A Three Dimensions Analysis of Impact in Higher Education

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This is a philosophy that aims to make education accessible to everyone in the world. There are not barriers to monetary costs and outdated and obsolete materials. Learn more in: Open Educational Resources in Africa: Opportunities, Pathways, and Challenges

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Teaching and learning in which knowledge, ideas, resources, aspects of teaching methodology, or infrastructure are shared freely over the internet. Learn more in: A Preliminary Look at the Development on Websites of Higher Education Institutions

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Free and open learning that is often in the MOOC (massive open online course) format, provided by top postsecondary institutions and leaders of businesses and industries. Learn more in: Technology-Enabled Innovation for Academic Transformation in Higher Education