This document discusses MOOCs and learning analytics. It provides an overview of MOOCs, describing their massive, open, online nature. It also discusses the hype cycle of MOOCs and how we are currently in the deployment period. The document then covers learning analytics, how it can be used by educators, learners and organizations to monitor learning, identify patterns, and improve teaching. It notes some challenges in developing learning analytics and the importance of infrastructure to support it. Finally, it discusses some ethical issues that may arise from learning analytics.