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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, refers to a free online course available to a mass audience. MOOCs are a recent development in distance education. Courses are generally education-based programs stemming from colleges and universities, although they do not provide degrees or credits to students.

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