Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are open to unlimited participation and have open access through the web. MOOCs provide traditional course materials like videos and readings as well as interactive forums to help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants. While early MOOCs emphasized open access and licensing of content, some newer MOOCs use closed licenses for materials while maintaining free access for students. The document provides a practice activity that involves visiting three MOOCs, choosing a podcast tool, and creating a podcast describing each MOOC, the offering university, and key details.