A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. ＿＿（47）＿＿ traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs). MOOCs are a recent development in distance education which ＿＿（48）＿＿ to emerge in 2012. ＿＿（49）＿＿ early MOOCs often emphasized open access features, such as connectivism and open licensing of content, structure, and learning goals, to promote the reuse and remixing of resources, some notable newer MOOCs use closed licenses for their course materials, while maintaining free access for students.