Overtime, Nigerian's have held a perception about the quality of National open university of Nigeria (Degrees) owing majorly to the Phrase 'Open' in its name.

Many of this perceptions are formed subjectively without due fact checking on the operations of the institution.

Anyone, who has passed through a conventional university and also NOUN for further studies would reiterate the qualities NOUN exhibit by their operations.

The following are what stand them out from a conventional university:

1. The Separation of Teacher and Learner:
One major distinguishing feature of open and distance learning system from
the conventional system is the distance between the teachers and the
learners. They do not live or meet at any time.
The advantage of this is multifaceted. Overtime we have heard and seen how Lecturers lure female students and vice versa to elicit Higher Exam marks and personal gratification.
Such test of integrity is not in the open university since a student may never meet his/her lecturers even after graduation.

2. Collation of Exam papers:
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