The main principle of openness in education is to address the fundamental right of access to education. Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) Open Distance and e-Learning directorate provides a platform on which all faculty use to engage students who are both on-campus and off-campus through a combination of various teaching and learning methods like online learning, blended learning, distance learning open learning among others modes of delivery.

We note that classroom based delivery of teaching and learning may not reach a large number of students as expected who are willing to study. Therefore the directorate leverages on the benefits of Open, distance and online education as a feasible approach to learning.