Is Open University courses free?

The OU provides around 5% of its formal course materials as free open educational content every year on OpenLearn . OpenLearn includes over 1,000 free courses derived from the OU’s curriculum and dozens of specially commissioned. Learners can filter by subject, skills for life, skills for study or search by any term.

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What is meant by open education?

Open education is a philosophy about the way people should produce, share, and build on knowledge . Proponents of open education believe everyone in the world should have access to high-quality educational experiences and resources, and they work to eliminate barriers to this goal.

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