THE IMPACT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION QUALITY ON REDUCING STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION COSTS: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS AN INTERACTIVE VARIABLE (A FIELD STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY)

The aim of the research is to demonstrate the impact of the quality of distance education on reducing the costs of strategic implementation by strengthening organizational leadership, with application at the University of Baghdad and the University of Technology.To achieve the research objective, the researcher relied on the use of the descriptive analytical approach, and the study community consisted of senior leadership, decision-makers, and some lecturers at the University of Baghdad and the University of Technology 275 questionnaires were distributed and 263 questionnaires were retrieved for analysis.The data were analyzed using some statistical methods and programs, most notably the (AMOS) (SPSS) program.In order to reach results that benefit the research and achieve its objectives.The research reached a set of conclusions, the most prominent of which is that there is an increasing emphasis by the senior leadership at the University of Baghdad and the University of Technology to take serious steps towards reducing the costs of strategic implementation.The use of specialized study programs and electronic training platforms has also helped develop the skills of faculty members, raise their efficiency, and enhance their ability to keep pace with the technical transformations required for distance learning.In addition, the experience of the Corona pandemic was a strong push to improve the quality of distance education, as educational institutions were forced to create a multimedia center for e-learning to ensure the continuity of the educational process, which led to improving the level of education and increasing its effectiveness.