Ebba Ossiannilsson presented on learners orchestrating their own learning at Open Education Week. She discussed how open educational practices can shift focus from content development to open learning, teaching, and research using social and participatory media. She also outlined objectives for the proposed Nordic Open Educational Resource Alliance to promote open education, democracy, sustainability, and quality in Nordic countries. Challenges to open education included legal, organizational, financial, and educational issues that institutions and alliances would need to address.