biostudies-literatureUnknown8(11)Hamdan DUniversité Sorbonne Paris CitéMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are gaining popularity in education while classroom lectures are being deserted, especially after COVID-19 pandemic. Their added value in teaching undergraduate medical students remains to be confirmed. This study evaluated a MOOC devoted to undergraduate medical students in a blended oncology-teaching university program. It was the first to target undergraduate medical students in oncology at its beginning. Students were asked to participate in a survey before and after MOOC to explore interactions between their characteristics and final grades, 65% of the participating students belonged to the rich class. 70% of the students completed the MOOC. Grades distributions were similar before and after MOOC implementation, so MOOC doesn't alter overall resultsHeliyone11306https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9647199biostudies-literatureA massive open online course to teach undergraduate medical students in oncology: keys of success.PMC9647199Vercellino LBousquet GHamdan DLehmann-Che JPamoukdjian FBertheau Pde Bazelaire CCalvani JBattistella MFalgarone GfalseA massive open online course to teach undergraduate medical students in oncology: keys of success.Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are gaining popularity in education while classroom lectures are being deserted, especially after COVID-19 pandemic. Their added value in teaching undergraduate medical students remains to be confirmed. This study evaluated a MOOC devoted to undergraduate medical students in a blended oncology-teaching university program. It was the first to target undergraduate medical students in oncology at its beginning. Students were asked to participate in a survey before and after MOOC to explore interactions between their characteristics and final grades, 65% of the participating students belonged to the rich class. 70% of the students completed the MOOC. Grades distributions were similar before and after MOOC implementation, so MOOC doesn't alter overall results2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Nov2025-04-04T03:10:40.299Z2025-04-04T03:10:40.299ZS-EPMC96471993638750010.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11306