Open University option is often provided by universities to show off their talents and skills in molding of students with their education policy. Often, education policy of Top Universities comes with this option. Open University education website allows students to study a course or part of the course or class demos which gives them the opportunity to know about the education quality offered by the universities. This Open University option includes various online tools with forums on class materials and other resources. Mostly these resources include online chat options with teachers, workshops, video conferencing, downloadable class notes and other goodies, etc.

Though most of these options are done free on purpose by the universities, it is mainly done for two main purposes. One, for the sole purpose of educating almost all students belonging to all parts of life; while the second reason is to give them publicity to bring-in more students to their database.

More universities are following the steps of Harvard University, which became the first university in US to open an Open University project for the students. Today, we are seeing lots and lots of people preferring for Open University education which is cheaper at the same time give out a new experience to the benefitted.