1. An Exploration of Factors Associated with Student Activity in a Massive Open Online Course Open Access Author: Long, Erin Title: An Exploration of Factors Associated with Student Activity in a Massive Open Online Course Graduate Program: Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Keywords: MOOCPersistenceStudent ActivityOnline educationDistance EducationMassive Open Online Course File: Download Long_Dissertation_040620_Final.pdf Committee Members: David Lynn Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKyle Leonard Peck, Committee MemberAdnan A Qayyum, Committee MemberAnthony C Robinson, Outside MemberSusan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair