Open University
noun [ S ] uk/ˌəʊ.pən juː.nɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ us/ˌoʊ.pən juː.nɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
（英国）开放大学（通常接受没有正式文凭的学生，采用函授、电子邮件和网络进行教学的大学）
in the UK, a university that usually accepts students without formal qualifications and allows them to study from home, receiving and sending work by post, by email, or over the internet