In September, the University of Maryland jumped on the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) bandwagon, inking an agreement with Coursera to provide the fledgling startup with five online courses. When the first UMD course went live in January, the university joined more than 30 other leading schools that are offering courses for free as part of the venture. To understand the impact of these MOOCs on the IT department-- and determine how CIOs might prepare for a partnership with Coursera--CT spoke with Brian Voss, VP of IT and CIO at UMD. A longtime leader in technology initiatives, Voss joined UMD in 2012 after seven-plus years as CIO for Louisiana State University. In a Q&A, Voss discusses his school's involvement with Coursera, its institutional goals, and what it takes to create a MOOC.