edX

"edX" is the collaborative endeavor of MIT and Harvard, with the participation of UC Berkeley and eventually other universities (call them "X Universities"). "edX" also refers to the platform -- the combination of technologies and services -- that hosts courses posted online by MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and other X Universities, and refers as well to the website that online learners will come to for these courses. edX has a President (MIT Professor Anant Agarwal) and a governing board. Its courses originate from many universities and its learners form a global community of learners. 
edX and MIT faculty members and students from MIT and partner universities have developed a range of tools that support creation of automated assessment tools (i.e., online methods to evaluate student submissions). A description of this will be provided in the edX Studio site. In addition, as noted earlier, OEIT can assist in guiding faculty towards tools to develop and install assessment methods.