Yes, there was much ado about MOOCs in education this week. From edX president Anant Agarwal's talk on the future of MOOCs to the University of Pennsylvania's new policy on online teaching, these are the stories that captured our readers' attention:

• UPenn establishes new conflict of interest policy for online teaching: Do universities need to clarify their conflict of interest policies in regards to online teaching?
• Harvard professor Sandel responds to MOOC condemnation: After professors at San Jose State refused to use his MOOC, Harvard's Michael Sandel replied to the criticism.
• edX president on how MOOCs will change higher education: Anant Agarwal, president of edX, shared his thoughts at a panel on Friday.
• edX to announce 'significant number' of new partnerships 'in next few weeks': Anant Agarwal, President of edX, made the comments at the AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy.
• Should mobile devices play a role in the classroom?: A new study shows what students' parents think.

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