Technology is helping to drive a world in which there are greater opportunities for sharing information, for participating in its production and for accessing and using that information. These opportunities have started to be taken up within education by students, teachers and organisations. Where there are opportunities there are, of course, also challenges. In this session a range of issues will be debated which are associated with technology-supported, innovative and open education models. These include access to, validation and copyright of materials, as well as the organisational and commercial implications of their adoption.