Aparicio, ManuelaOliveira, TiagoBação, FernandoPainho, Marco2018-07-162024-12-282019-010378-7206PURE: 5457888PURE UUID: 30e0167f-58c4-4d80-98ad-097b8a0ee455Scopus: 85048937925WOS: 000456761400004ORCID: /0000-0003-4261-0344/work/59471190ORCID: /0000-0001-6523-0809/work/59471976ORCID: /0000-0003-1136-3387/work/151384393ORCID: /0000-0002-0834-0275/work/153306372http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048937925&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=WOS_CPL&DestLinkType=FullRecord&UT=WOS:000456761400004Aparicio, M., Oliveira, T., Bação, F., & Painho, M. (2019). Gamification: a key determinant of massive open online course (MOOC) success. Information and Management, 56(1), 39-54. [advanced online publication on 20 june 2018]. DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2018.06.003 ---%ABS3%Massive open online courses (MOOCs), contribute significantly to individual empowerment because they can help people learn about a wide range of topics. To realize the full potential of MOOCs, we need to understand their factors of success, here defined as the use, user satisfaction, along the individual and organizational performance resulting from the user involvement. We propose a theoretical framework to identify the determinants of successful MOOCs, and empirically measure these factors in a real MOOC context. We put forward the role of gamification and suggest that, together with information system (IS) theory, gamification proved to play a crucial role in the success of MOOCs.15958644enge-LearningGamificationInformation systemsMassive open online coursesMOOCMOOC Success modelManagement Information SystemsInformation SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementSDG 4 - Quality EducationSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalitiesjournal article10.1016/j.im.2018.06.003https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85048937925http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=WOS_CPL&DestLinkType=FullRecord&UT=WOS:000456761400004