The document discusses key milestones and objectives in assessing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) project. The main objectives are to analyze student progression by tracking how many students complete each module and task and watch every video, as well as monitoring student withdrawal. It also addresses measuring student and instructor effort spent on the course relative to initial proposals. Finally, it raises questions about ensuring quality assurance in MOOCs and their role in accreditation and life-long learning.