The document discusses the benefits of open education and open educational resources (OER). It notes that textbook costs have risen significantly and that many students do not purchase required textbooks or take fewer courses due to high costs. Openly licensed educational content can help address these issues by providing free, collaborative, and customizable learning materials. The document advocates for open pedagogy, which treats education as a learner-driven process and connects universities to the wider public. Open access to research is also discussed as a way to fulfill the promise of disseminating scholarship widely in the digital age. Challenges to open practices, like barriers to access and power dynamics, are acknowledged and addressing these issues is presented as an important part of advancing open education