# What is open education?

**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-is-open-education/6541
**Category:** The Plaza
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-is-open-education/6541 "2024-04-28T09:14:04Z")
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### Author: ![IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/islahf/32/1791_2.png) [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-is-open-education/6541/11 "2024-05-01T11:16:26Z")

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Hello @OAIT Welcome to OEGlobal Connect! What an excellent question.

This is the kind of question where the answers change according to the experience and focus of the person answering it … all of these answers on this page are incredible, and many open education heroes - have tried to answer it here:

> [@What is Open Education?](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-is-open-education/4121):
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> The Cape Town Open Education Declaration states that … Open education is not limited to just open educational resources. It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing of teaching practices that empower educators to benefit from the best ideas of their colleagues. It may also grow to include new approaches to assessment, accreditation and collaborative learning. Understanding and embracing innovations like these is critical to the lon…

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