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OSSEMOOC! (Ontario School and System leaders Educational technology Massive Open Online Community)  

While MOOCs have been around since 2008 they became more widely heard of starting around 2012. A little over a year ago in Ontario OSAPAC (Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committee) was looking for a way to help leaders in education keep up with all the changes in technology.  The answer was a MOOC or as @markcarbone and @dfryed describe it an... 'Awesome MOOC'.  It has been very popular with several of our principals. Here's a video to further explain just what a MOOC is....

While I haven't yet participated in a MOOC, nor do I know of many that have, I do recognize that they are here to stay.  Online? Free?  Hmm, something to put on my 'need to check it out list'. Will it be on yours?