Vandanah GOORIA (Mrs) is a programme manager and lecturer in Marketing and Management at the Open University of Mauritius. She has 13 years of experience in administration, then has over 9 years of professional and academic experience encompassing university teaching, market research and surveys, development and authoring course materials, book chapters and publishing research papers. She has a specific interest in serving vulnerable groups and involved in social activities for more than 4 years. Her areas of interest are mainly Special education needs, Information Technology and Open Distance Learning, Marketing, Management, Open Educational Resources (OER). (email: v.gooria@open.ac.mu)