Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Educational Resources (OER) provide low-cost and lifelong education opportunities through non-degree online courses and openly licensed educational materials. The document discusses how MOOCs and OER allow people to continuously learn and gain new skills through online resources, as skills now have shorter half-lives. It also explores the concept of "stacking" microcredentials obtained through MOOCs to demonstrate competencies. The presentation was given by Dr. Kristin Palmer at an international education conference on the topics of always learning, the declining half-life of skills, and opportunities through MOOCs and OER.

1. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and
Open Educational Resources (OER): An
Overview of Non-Degree, Low Cost Lifelong
Education Opportunities
Dr. Kristin Palmer
January 6-10, 2021
IAFOR International Conference on Education (IICE 2021)
Submission 59215

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27. Always Be Learning
Half Life of Skills
OER/MOOCs
Stacking - Microcredentials
Dr. Kristin Palmer
kristin@virginia.edu