Ulf-Daniel Ehlers discusses how educational practices and assessment can change. He explores open learning and open assessment which are supported by the European Union. Ehlers examines different types of assessment including formative, summative, and how assessment can be used for learning, of learning, and as learning. He also looks at assessment in the context of networked learning and open educational practices. Different assessment methodologies are proposed such as e-portfolios, self-evaluation, social recommendation, peer assessment, and benchmark learning.