diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
index 41702b64df..101533a467 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_contentstore.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
-from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey, AssetLocation
+from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey, AssetLocation, CourseLocator
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml_exporter import export_to_xml
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml_importer import import_from_xml, perform_xlint
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from student.roles import CourseCreatorRole, CourseInstructorRole
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from contentstore.tests.utils import get_url
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState, CourseRerunUIStateManager
 
 
 TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONTENTSTORE)
@@ -1561,6 +1562,107 @@ class MetadataSaveTestCase(ContentStoreTestCase):
         pass
 
 
+class RerunCourseTest(ContentStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests for Rerunning a course via the view handler
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(RerunCourseTest, self).setUp()
+        self.destination_course_data = {
+            'org': 'MITx',
+            'number': '111',
+            'display_name': 'Robot Super Course',
+            'run': '2013_Spring'
+        }
+        self.destination_course_key = _get_course_id(self.destination_course_data)
+
+    def post_rerun_request(self, source_course_key, response_code=200):
+        """Create and send an ajax post for the rerun request"""
+
+        # create data to post
+        rerun_course_data = {'source_course_key': unicode(source_course_key)}
+        rerun_course_data.update(self.destination_course_data)
+
+        # post the request
+        course_url = get_url('course_handler', self.destination_course_key, 'course_key_string')
+        response = self.client.ajax_post(course_url, rerun_course_data)
+
+        # verify response
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, response_code)
+        if response_code == 200:
+            self.assertNotIn('ErrMsg', parse_json(response))
+
+    def create_course_listing_html(self, course_key):
+        """Creates html fragment that is created for the given course_key in the course listing section"""
+        return '<a class="course-link" href="/course/{}"'.format(course_key)
+
+    def create_unsucceeded_course_action_html(self, course_key):
+        """Creates html fragment that is created for the given course_key in the unsucceeded course action section"""
+        # TODO LMS-11011 Update this once the Rerun UI is implemented.
+        return '<div class="unsucceeded-course-action" href="/course/{}"'.format(course_key)
+
+    def assertInCourseListing(self, course_key):
+        """
+        Asserts that the given course key is in the accessible course listing section of the html
+        and NOT in the unsucceeded course action section of the html.
+        """
+        course_listing_html = self.client.get_html('/course/')
+        self.assertIn(self.create_course_listing_html(course_key), course_listing_html.content)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.create_unsucceeded_course_action_html(course_key), course_listing_html.content)
+
+    def assertInUnsucceededCourseActions(self, course_key):
+        """
+        Asserts that the given course key is in the unsucceeded course action section of the html
+        and NOT in the accessible course listing section of the html.
+        """
+        course_listing_html = self.client.get_html('/course/')
+        self.assertNotIn(self.create_course_listing_html(course_key), course_listing_html.content)
+        # TODO Uncomment this once LMS-11011 is implemented.
+        # self.assertIn(self.create_unsucceeded_course_action_html(course_key), course_listing_html.content)
+
+    def test_rerun_course_success(self):
+        source_course = CourseFactory.create()
+        self.post_rerun_request(source_course.id)
+
+        # Verify that the course rerun action is marked succeeded
+        rerun_state = CourseRerunState.objects.find_first(course_key=self.destination_course_key)
+        self.assertEquals(rerun_state.state, CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.SUCCEEDED)
+
+        # Verify that the creator is now enrolled in the course.
+        self.assertTrue(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.destination_course_key))
+
+        # Verify both courses are in the course listing section
+        self.assertInCourseListing(source_course.id)
+        self.assertInCourseListing(self.destination_course_key)
+
+    def test_rerun_course_fail(self):
+        existent_course_key = CourseFactory.create().id
+        non_existent_course_key = CourseLocator("org", "non_existent_course", "run")
+        self.post_rerun_request(non_existent_course_key)
+
+        # Verify that the course rerun action is marked failed
+        rerun_state = CourseRerunState.objects.find_first(course_key=self.destination_course_key)
+        self.assertEquals(rerun_state.state, CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.FAILED)
+        self.assertIn("Cannot find a course at", rerun_state.message)
+
+        # Verify that the creator is not enrolled in the course.
+        self.assertFalse(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, non_existent_course_key))
+
+        # Verify that the existing course continues to be in the course listings
+        self.assertInCourseListing(existent_course_key)
+
+        # Verify that the failed course is NOT in the course listings
+        self.assertInUnsucceededCourseActions(non_existent_course_key)
+
+    def test_rerun_with_permission_denied(self):
+        with mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {"ENABLE_CREATOR_GROUP": True}):
+            source_course = CourseFactory.create()
+            auth.add_users(self.user, CourseCreatorRole(), self.user)
+            self.user.is_staff = False
+            self.user.save()
+            self.post_rerun_request(source_course.id, 403)
+
+
 class EntryPageTestCase(TestCase):
     """
     Tests entry pages that aren't specific to a course.
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_listing.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_listing.py
index ce6fd24791..cf2a49f7f7 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_listing.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_listing.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ from student.roles import CourseInstructorRole, CourseStaffRole, GlobalStaff, Or
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, check_mongo_calls
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
-from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
+from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey, CourseLocator
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.error_module import ErrorDescriptor
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState
 
 TOTAL_COURSES_COUNT = 500
 USER_COURSES_COUNT = 50
@@ -76,11 +77,11 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self._create_course_with_access_groups(course_location, self.user)
 
         # get courses through iterating all courses
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 1)
 
         # get courses by reversing group name formats
-        courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list_by_groups), 1)
         # check both course lists have same courses
         self.assertEqual(courses_list, courses_list_by_groups)
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(modulestore().get_course(course_key), ErrorDescriptor)
 
             # get courses through iterating all courses
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
             self.assertEqual(courses_list, [])
 
             # get courses by reversing group name formats
-            courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+            courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
             self.assertEqual(courses_list_by_groups, [])
 
     def test_errored_course_regular_access(self):
@@ -119,11 +120,11 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
             self.assertIsInstance(modulestore().get_course(course_key), ErrorDescriptor)
 
             # get courses through iterating all courses
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
             self.assertEqual(courses_list, [])
 
             # get courses by reversing group name formats
-            courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+            courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
             self.assertEqual(courses_list_by_groups, [])
             self.assertEqual(courses_list, courses_list_by_groups)
 
@@ -135,11 +136,11 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self._create_course_with_access_groups(course_key, self.user)
 
         # get courses through iterating all courses
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 1)
 
         # get courses by reversing group name formats
-        courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list_by_groups), 1)
         # check both course lists have same courses
         self.assertEqual(courses_list, courses_list_by_groups)
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         CourseInstructorRole(course_key).add_users(self.user)
 
         # test that get courses through iterating all courses now returns no course
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 0)
 
     def test_course_listing_performance(self):
@@ -175,22 +176,22 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
 
         # time the get courses by iterating through all courses
         with Timer() as iteration_over_courses_time_1:
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), USER_COURSES_COUNT)
 
         # time again the get courses by iterating through all courses
         with Timer() as iteration_over_courses_time_2:
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), USER_COURSES_COUNT)
 
         # time the get courses by reversing django groups
         with Timer() as iteration_over_groups_time_1:
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), USER_COURSES_COUNT)
 
         # time again the get courses by reversing django groups
         with Timer() as iteration_over_groups_time_2:
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+            courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), USER_COURSES_COUNT)
 
         # test that the time taken by getting courses through reversing django groups is lower then the time
@@ -201,10 +202,10 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         # Now count the db queries
         store = modulestore()._get_modulestore_by_type(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.mongo)
         with check_mongo_calls(store, USER_COURSES_COUNT):
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+            _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
 
         with check_mongo_calls(store, 1):
-            courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+            _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
 
     def test_get_course_list_with_same_course_id(self):
         """
@@ -215,11 +216,11 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self._create_course_with_access_groups(course_location_caps, self.user)
 
         # get courses through iterating all courses
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 1)
 
         # get courses by reversing group name formats
-        courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list_by_groups), 1)
         # check both course lists have same courses
         self.assertEqual(courses_list, courses_list_by_groups)
@@ -229,22 +230,22 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self._create_course_with_access_groups(course_location_camel, self.user)
 
         # test that get courses through iterating all courses returns both courses
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 2)
 
         # test that get courses by reversing group name formats returns both courses
-        courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list_by_groups), 2)
 
         # now delete first course (course_location_caps) and check that it is no longer accessible
         delete_course_and_groups(course_location_caps, self.user.id)
 
         # test that get courses through iterating all courses now returns one course
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 1)
 
         # test that get courses by reversing group name formats also returns one course
-        courses_list_by_groups = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list_by_groups, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list_by_groups), 1)
 
         # now check that deleted course is not accessible
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
             }},
         )
 
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 1, courses_list)
 
     @ddt.data(OrgStaffRole('AwesomeOrg'), OrgInstructorRole('AwesomeOrg'))
@@ -310,5 +311,34 @@ class TestCourseListing(ModuleStoreTestCase):
 
         with self.assertRaises(AccessListFallback):
             _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(self.request)
-        courses_list = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
+        courses_list, __ = _accessible_courses_list(self.request)
         self.assertEqual(len(courses_list), 2)
+
+    def test_course_listing_with_actions_in_progress(self):
+        sourse_course_key = CourseLocator('source-Org', 'source-Course', 'source-Run')
+
+        num_courses_to_create = 3
+        courses = [
+            self._create_course_with_access_groups(CourseLocator('Org', 'CreatedCourse' + str(num), 'Run'), self.user)
+            for num in range(0, num_courses_to_create)
+        ]
+        courses_in_progress = [
+            self._create_course_with_access_groups(CourseLocator('Org', 'InProgressCourse' + str(num), 'Run'), self.user)
+            for num in range(0, num_courses_to_create)
+        ]
+
+        # simulate initiation of course actions
+        for course in courses_in_progress:
+            CourseRerunState.objects.initiated(sourse_course_key, destination_course_key=course.id, user=self.user)
+
+        # verify return values
+        for method in (_accessible_courses_list_from_groups, _accessible_courses_list):
+            def set_of_course_keys(course_list, key_attribute_name='id'):
+                """Returns a python set of course keys by accessing the key with the given attribute name."""
+                return set(getattr(c, key_attribute_name) for c in course_list)
+
+            found_courses, unsucceeded_course_actions = method(self.request)
+            self.assertSetEqual(set_of_course_keys(courses + courses_in_progress), set_of_course_keys(found_courses))
+            self.assertSetEqual(
+                set_of_course_keys(courses_in_progress), set_of_course_keys(unsucceeded_course_actions, 'course_key')
+            )
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
index ec425f0e44..e4b19c1771 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class CourseTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         client = Client()
         if authenticate:
             client.login(username=nonstaff.username, password=password)
+            nonstaff.is_authenticated = True
         return client, nonstaff
 
     def populate_course(self):
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
index f1ccdbc717..0f54190c15 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from pytz import UTC
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django_comment_common.models import assign_default_role
+from django_comment_common.utils import seed_permissions_roles
 
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey, CourseKey
 from student.roles import CourseInstructorRole, CourseStaffRole
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+from student import auth
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -26,25 +30,58 @@ NOTES_PANEL = {"name": _("My Notes"), "type": "notes"}
 EXTRA_TAB_PANELS = dict([(p['type'], p) for p in [OPEN_ENDED_PANEL, NOTES_PANEL]])
 
 
-def delete_course_and_groups(course_id, user_id):
+def add_instructor(course_key, requesting_user, new_instructor):
     """
-    This deletes the courseware associated with a course_id as well as cleaning update_item
+    Adds given user as instructor and staff to the given course,
+    after verifying that the requesting_user has permission to do so.
+    """
+    # can't use auth.add_users here b/c it requires user to already have Instructor perms in this course
+    CourseInstructorRole(course_key).add_users(new_instructor)
+    auth.add_users(requesting_user, CourseStaffRole(course_key), new_instructor)
+
+
+def initialize_permissions(course_key, user_who_created_course):
+    """
+    Initializes a new course by enrolling the course creator as a student,
+    and initializing Forum by seeding its permissions and assigning default roles.
+    """
+    # seed the forums
+    seed_permissions_roles(course_key)
+
+    # auto-enroll the course creator in the course so that "View Live" will work.
+    CourseEnrollment.enroll(user_who_created_course, course_key)
+
+    # set default forum roles (assign 'Student' role)
+    assign_default_role(course_key, user_who_created_course)
+
+
+def remove_all_instructors(course_key):
+    """
+    Removes given user as instructor and staff to the given course,
+    after verifying that the requesting_user has permission to do so.
+    """
+    staff_role = CourseStaffRole(course_key)
+    staff_role.remove_users(*staff_role.users_with_role())
+    instructor_role = CourseInstructorRole(course_key)
+    instructor_role.remove_users(*instructor_role.users_with_role())
+
+
+def delete_course_and_groups(course_key, user_id):
+    """
+    This deletes the courseware associated with a course_key as well as cleaning update_item
     the various user table stuff (groups, permissions, etc.)
     """
     module_store = modulestore()
 
-    with module_store.bulk_write_operations(course_id):
-        module_store.delete_course(course_id, user_id)
+    with module_store.bulk_write_operations(course_key):
+        module_store.delete_course(course_key, user_id)
 
         print 'removing User permissions from course....'
         # in the django layer, we need to remove all the user permissions groups associated with this course
         try:
-            staff_role = CourseStaffRole(course_id)
-            staff_role.remove_users(*staff_role.users_with_role())
-            instructor_role = CourseInstructorRole(course_id)
-            instructor_role.remove_users(*instructor_role.users_with_role())
+            remove_all_instructors(course_key)
         except Exception as err:
-            log.error("Error in deleting course groups for {0}: {1}".format(course_id, err))
+            log.error("Error in deleting course groups for {0}: {1}".format(course_key, err))
 
 
 def get_lms_link_for_item(location, preview=False):
@@ -64,19 +101,19 @@ def get_lms_link_for_item(location, preview=False):
     else:
         lms_base = settings.LMS_BASE
 
-    return u"//{lms_base}/courses/{course_id}/jump_to/{location}".format(
+    return u"//{lms_base}/courses/{course_key}/jump_to/{location}".format(
         lms_base=lms_base,
-        course_id=location.course_key.to_deprecated_string(),
+        course_key=location.course_key.to_deprecated_string(),
         location=location.to_deprecated_string(),
     )
 
 
-def get_lms_link_for_about_page(course_id):
+def get_lms_link_for_about_page(course_key):
     """
     Returns the url to the course about page from the location tuple.
     """
 
-    assert(isinstance(course_id, CourseKey))
+    assert(isinstance(course_key, CourseKey))
 
     if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_MKTG_SITE', False):
         if not hasattr(settings, 'MKTG_URLS'):
@@ -101,9 +138,9 @@ def get_lms_link_for_about_page(course_id):
     else:
         return None
 
-    return u"//{about_base_url}/courses/{course_id}/about".format(
+    return u"//{about_base_url}/courses/{course_key}/about".format(
         about_base_url=about_base,
-        course_id=course_id.to_deprecated_string()
+        course_key=course_key.to_deprecated_string()
     )
 
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index 4f76a6b8bd..0f74fd41b2 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@ from opaque_keys.edx.locations import Location, SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 
 from contentstore.course_info_model import get_course_updates, update_course_updates, delete_course_update
 from contentstore.utils import (
+    add_instructor,
+    initialize_permissions,
     get_lms_link_for_item,
     add_extra_panel_tab,
     remove_extra_panel_tab,
     reverse_course_url,
     reverse_usage_url,
+    reverse_url,
 )
 from models.settings.course_details import CourseDetails, CourseSettingsEncoder
-
 from models.settings.course_grading import CourseGradingModel
 from models.settings.course_metadata import CourseMetadata
 from util.json_request import expect_json
@@ -50,21 +52,20 @@ from .component import (
     ADVANCED_COMPONENT_POLICY_KEY,
     SPLIT_TEST_COMPONENT_TYPE,
 )
-
-from django_comment_common.models import assign_default_role
-from django_comment_common.utils import seed_permissions_roles
-
-from student.models import CourseEnrollment
-from student.roles import CourseRole, UserBasedRole
+from .tasks import rerun_course
 
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from course_creators.views import get_course_creator_status, add_user_with_status_unrequested
 from contentstore import utils
-from student.roles import CourseInstructorRole, CourseStaffRole, CourseCreatorRole, GlobalStaff
+from student.roles import (
+    CourseInstructorRole, CourseStaffRole, CourseCreatorRole, GlobalStaff, UserBasedRole
+)
 from student import auth
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState, CourseRerunUIStateManager
 
 from microsite_configuration import microsite
 
+
 __all__ = ['course_info_handler', 'course_handler', 'course_info_update_handler',
            'settings_handler',
            'grading_handler',
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ def course_handler(request, course_key_string=None):
         if request.method == 'GET':
             return JsonResponse(_course_json(request, CourseKey.from_string(course_key_string)))
         elif request.method == 'POST':  # not sure if this is only post. If one will have ids, it goes after access
-            return create_new_course(request)
+            return _create_or_rerun_course(request)
         elif not has_course_access(request.user, CourseKey.from_string(course_key_string)):
             raise PermissionDenied()
         elif request.method == 'PUT':
@@ -171,26 +172,29 @@ def _accessible_courses_list(request):
     """
     List all courses available to the logged in user by iterating through all the courses
     """
-    courses = modulestore().get_courses()
-
-    # filter out courses that we don't have access to
     def course_filter(course):
         """
-        Get courses to which this user has access
+        Filter out unusable and inaccessible courses
         """
         if isinstance(course, ErrorDescriptor):
             return False
 
-        if GlobalStaff().has_user(request.user):
-            return course.location.course != 'templates'
+        # pylint: disable=fixme
+        # TODO remove this condition when templates purged from db
+        if course.location.course == 'templates':
+            return False
 
-        return (has_course_access(request.user, course.id)
-                # pylint: disable=fixme
-                # TODO remove this condition when templates purged from db
-                and course.location.course != 'templates'
-                )
-    courses = filter(course_filter, courses)
-    return courses
+        return has_course_access(request.user, course.id)
+
+    courses = filter(course_filter, modulestore().get_courses())
+    unsucceeded_course_actions = [
+        course for course in
+        CourseRerunState.objects.find_all(
+            exclude_args={'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.SUCCEEDED}, should_display=True
+        )
+        if has_course_access(request.user, course.course_key)
+    ]
+    return courses, unsucceeded_course_actions
 
 
 def _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request):
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ def _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request):
     List all courses available to the logged in user by reversing access group names
     """
     courses_list = {}
+    unsucceeded_course_actions = []
 
     instructor_courses = UserBasedRole(request.user, CourseInstructorRole.ROLE).courses_with_role()
     staff_courses = UserBasedRole(request.user, CourseStaffRole.ROLE).courses_with_role()
@@ -209,6 +214,15 @@ def _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request):
             # If the course_access does not have a course_id, it's an org-based role, so we fall back
             raise AccessListFallback
         if course_key not in courses_list:
+            # check for any course action state for this course
+            unsucceeded_course_actions.extend(
+                CourseRerunState.objects.find_all(
+                    exclude_args={'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.SUCCEEDED},
+                    should_display=True,
+                    course_key=course_key,
+                )
+            )
+            # check for the course itself
             try:
                 course = modulestore().get_course(course_key)
             except ItemNotFoundError:
@@ -218,7 +232,7 @@ def _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request):
                 # ignore deleted or errored courses
                 courses_list[course_key] = course
 
-    return courses_list.values()
+    return courses_list.values(), unsucceeded_course_actions
 
 
 @login_required
@@ -231,14 +245,14 @@ def course_listing(request):
     """
     if GlobalStaff().has_user(request.user):
         # user has global access so no need to get courses from django groups
-        courses = _accessible_courses_list(request)
+        courses, unsucceeded_course_actions = _accessible_courses_list(request)
     else:
         try:
-            courses = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request)
+            courses, unsucceeded_course_actions = _accessible_courses_list_from_groups(request)
         except AccessListFallback:
             # user have some old groups or there was some error getting courses from django groups
             # so fallback to iterating through all courses
-            courses = _accessible_courses_list(request)
+            courses, unsucceeded_course_actions = _accessible_courses_list(request)
 
     def format_course_for_view(course):
         """
@@ -253,8 +267,17 @@ def course_listing(request):
             course.location.name
         )
 
+    # remove any courses in courses that are also in the unsucceeded_course_actions list
+    unsucceeded_action_course_keys = [uca.course_key for uca in unsucceeded_course_actions]
+    courses = [
+        format_course_for_view(c)
+        for c in courses
+        if not isinstance(c, ErrorDescriptor) and (c.id not in unsucceeded_action_course_keys)
+    ]
+
     return render_to_response('index.html', {
-        'courses': [format_course_for_view(c) for c in courses if not isinstance(c, ErrorDescriptor)],
+        'courses': courses,
+        'unsucceeded_course_actions': unsucceeded_course_actions,
         'user': request.user,
         'request_course_creator_url': reverse('contentstore.views.request_course_creator'),
         'course_creator_status': _get_course_creator_status(request.user),
@@ -289,80 +312,36 @@ def course_index(request, course_key):
 
 
 @expect_json
-def create_new_course(request):
+def _create_or_rerun_course(request):
     """
-    Create a new course.
-
-    Returns the URL for the course overview page.
+    To be called by requests that create a new destination course (i.e., create_new_course and rerun_course)
+    Returns the destination course_key and overriding fields for the new course.
+    Raises InvalidLocationError and InvalidKeyError
     """
     if not auth.has_access(request.user, CourseCreatorRole()):
         raise PermissionDenied()
 
-    org = request.json.get('org')
-    number = request.json.get('number')
-    display_name = request.json.get('display_name')
-    run = request.json.get('run')
-
-    # allow/disable unicode characters in course_id according to settings
-    if not settings.FEATURES.get('ALLOW_UNICODE_COURSE_ID'):
-        if _has_non_ascii_characters(org) or _has_non_ascii_characters(number) or _has_non_ascii_characters(run):
-            return JsonResponse(
-                {'error': _('Special characters not allowed in organization, course number, and course run.')},
-                status=400
-            )
-
     try:
+        org = request.json.get('org')
+        number = request.json.get('number')
+        display_name = request.json.get('display_name')
+        run = request.json.get('run')
+
+        # allow/disable unicode characters in course_id according to settings
+        if not settings.FEATURES.get('ALLOW_UNICODE_COURSE_ID'):
+            if _has_non_ascii_characters(org) or _has_non_ascii_characters(number) or _has_non_ascii_characters(run):
+                return JsonResponse(
+                    {'error': _('Special characters not allowed in organization, course number, and course run.')},
+                    status=400
+                )
+
         course_key = SlashSeparatedCourseKey(org, number, run)
+        fields = {'display_name': display_name} if display_name is not None else {}
 
-        # instantiate the CourseDescriptor and then persist it
-        # note: no system to pass
-        if display_name is None:
-            metadata = {}
+        if 'source_course_key' in request.json:
+            return _rerun_course(request, course_key, fields)
         else:
-            metadata = {'display_name': display_name}
-
-        # Set a unique wiki_slug for newly created courses. To maintain active wiki_slugs for
-        # existing xml courses this cannot be changed in CourseDescriptor.
-        # # TODO get rid of defining wiki slug in this org/course/run specific way and reconcile
-        # w/ xmodule.course_module.CourseDescriptor.__init__
-        wiki_slug = u"{0}.{1}.{2}".format(course_key.org, course_key.course, course_key.run)
-        definition_data = {'wiki_slug': wiki_slug}
-
-        # Create the course then fetch it from the modulestore
-        # Check if role permissions group for a course named like this already exists
-        # Important because role groups are case insensitive
-        if CourseRole.course_group_already_exists(course_key):
-            raise InvalidLocationError()
-
-        fields = {}
-        fields.update(definition_data)
-        fields.update(metadata)
-
-        # Creating the course raises InvalidLocationError if an existing course with this org/name is found
-        new_course = modulestore().create_course(
-            course_key.org,
-            course_key.course,
-            course_key.run,
-            request.user.id,
-            fields=fields,
-        )
-
-        # can't use auth.add_users here b/c it requires request.user to already have Instructor perms in this course
-        # however, we can assume that b/c this user had authority to create the course, the user can add themselves
-        CourseInstructorRole(new_course.id).add_users(request.user)
-        auth.add_users(request.user, CourseStaffRole(new_course.id), request.user)
-
-        # seed the forums
-        seed_permissions_roles(new_course.id)
-
-        # auto-enroll the course creator in the course so that "View Live" will
-        # work.
-        CourseEnrollment.enroll(request.user, new_course.id)
-        _users_assign_default_role(new_course.id)
-
-        return JsonResponse({
-            'url': reverse_course_url('course_handler', new_course.id)
-        })
+            return _create_new_course(request, course_key, fields)
 
     except InvalidLocationError:
         return JsonResponse({
@@ -384,13 +363,62 @@ def create_new_course(request):
         )
 
 
-def _users_assign_default_role(course_id):
+def _create_new_course(request, course_key, fields):
     """
-    Assign 'Student' role to all previous users (if any) for this course
+    Create a new course.
+    Returns the URL for the course overview page.
     """
-    enrollments = CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(course_id=course_id)
-    for enrollment in enrollments:
-        assign_default_role(course_id, enrollment.user)
+    # Set a unique wiki_slug for newly created courses. To maintain active wiki_slugs for
+    # existing xml courses this cannot be changed in CourseDescriptor.
+    # # TODO get rid of defining wiki slug in this org/course/run specific way and reconcile
+    # w/ xmodule.course_module.CourseDescriptor.__init__
+    wiki_slug = u"{0}.{1}.{2}".format(course_key.org, course_key.course, course_key.run)
+    definition_data = {'wiki_slug': wiki_slug}
+    fields.update(definition_data)
+
+    # Creating the course raises InvalidLocationError if an existing course with this org/name is found
+    new_course = modulestore().create_course(
+        course_key.org,
+        course_key.course,
+        course_key.run,
+        request.user.id,
+        fields=fields,
+    )
+
+    # Make sure user has instructor and staff access to the new course
+    add_instructor(new_course.id, request.user, request.user)
+
+    # Initialize permissions for user in the new course
+    initialize_permissions(new_course.id, request.user)
+
+    return JsonResponse({
+        'url': reverse_course_url('course_handler', new_course.id)
+    })
+
+
+def _rerun_course(request, destination_course_key, fields):
+    """
+    Reruns an existing course.
+    Returns the URL for the course listing page.
+    """
+    source_course_key = CourseKey.from_string(request.json.get('source_course_key'))
+
+    # verify user has access to the original course
+    if not has_course_access(request.user, source_course_key):
+        raise PermissionDenied()
+
+    # Make sure user has instructor and staff access to the destination course
+    # so the user can see the updated status for that course
+    add_instructor(destination_course_key, request.user, request.user)
+
+    # Mark the action as initiated
+    CourseRerunState.objects.initiated(source_course_key, destination_course_key, request.user)
+
+    # Rerun the course as a new celery task
+    rerun_course.delay(source_course_key, destination_course_key, request.user.id, fields)
+
+    # Return course listing page
+    return JsonResponse({'url': reverse_url('course_handler')})
 
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tasks.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..473e0c46dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+This file contains celery tasks for contentstore views
+"""
+
+from celery.task import task
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState
+from contentstore.utils import initialize_permissions
+
+
+@task()
+def rerun_course(source_course_key, destination_course_key, user_id, fields=None):
+    """
+    Reruns a course in a new celery task.
+    """
+    try:
+        modulestore().clone_course(source_course_key, destination_course_key, user_id, fields=fields)
+
+        # set initial permissions for the user to access the course.
+        initialize_permissions(destination_course_key, User.objects.get(id=user_id))
+
+        # update state: Succeeded
+        CourseRerunState.objects.succeeded(course_key=destination_course_key)
+
+    # catch all exceptions so we can update the state and properly cleanup the course.
+    except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        # update state: Failed
+        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=destination_course_key, exception=exc)
+
+        # cleanup any remnants of the course
+        modulestore().delete_course(destination_course_key, user_id)
diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 60825a1356..45ebe2c4c0 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # Monitoring signals
     'monitoring',
+
+    # Course action state
+    'course_action_state'
 )
 
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/__init__.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/managers.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12cda9a046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+"""
+Model Managers for Course Actions
+"""
+from django.db import models, transaction
+
+
+class CourseActionStateManager(models.Manager):
+    """
+    An abstract Model Manager class for Course Action State models.
+    This abstract class expects child classes to define the ACTION (string) field.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        """Abstract manager class, with subclasses defining the ACTION (string) field."""
+        abstract = True
+
+    def find_all(self, exclude_args=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Finds and returns all entries for this action and the given field names-and-values in kwargs.
+        The exclude_args dict allows excluding entries with the field names-and-values in exclude_args.
+        """
+        return self.filter(action=self.ACTION, **kwargs).exclude(**(exclude_args or {}))  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+    def find_first(self, exclude_args=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns the first entry for the this action and the given fields in kwargs, if found.
+        The exclude_args dict allows excluding entries with the field names-and-values in exclude_args.
+
+        Raises ItemNotFoundError if more than 1 entry is found.
+
+        There may or may not be greater than one entry, depending on the usage pattern for this Action.
+        """
+        objects = self.find_all(exclude_args=exclude_args, **kwargs)
+        if len(objects) == 0:
+            raise CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError(
+                "No entry found for action {action} with filter {filter}, excluding {exclude}".format(
+                    action=self.ACTION,  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    filter=kwargs,
+                    exclude=exclude_args,
+                ))
+        else:
+            return objects[0]
+
+    def delete(self, entry_id):
+        """
+        Deletes the entry with given id.
+        """
+        self.filter(id=entry_id).delete()
+
+
+class CourseActionUIStateManager(CourseActionStateManager):
+    """
+    A Model Manager subclass of the CourseActionStateManager class that is aware of UI-related fields related
+    to state management, including "should_display" and "message".
+    """
+
+    # add transaction protection to revert changes by get_or_create if an exception is raised before the final save.
+    @transaction.commit_on_success
+    def update_state(
+            self, course_key, new_state, should_display=True, message="", user=None, allow_not_found=False, **kwargs
+    ):
+        """
+        Updates the state of the given course for this Action with the given data.
+        If allow_not_found is True, automatically creates an entry if it doesn't exist.
+        Raises CourseActionStateException if allow_not_found is False and an entry for the given course
+            for this Action doesn't exist.
+        """
+        state_object, created = self.get_or_create(course_key=course_key, action=self.ACTION)  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+        if created:
+            if allow_not_found:
+                state_object.created_user = user
+            else:
+                raise CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError(
+                    "Cannot update non-existent entry for course_key {course_key} and action {action}".format(
+                        action=self.ACTION,  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                        course_key=course_key,
+                    ))
+
+        # some state changes may not be user-initiated so override the user field only when provided
+        if user:
+            state_object.updated_user = user
+
+        state_object.state = new_state
+        state_object.should_display = should_display
+        state_object.message = message
+
+        # update any additional fields in kwargs
+        if kwargs:
+            for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+                setattr(state_object, key, value)
+
+        state_object.save()
+        return state_object
+
+    def update_should_display(self, entry_id, user, should_display):
+        """
+        Updates the should_display field with the given value for the entry for the given id.
+        """
+        self.update(id=entry_id, updated_user=user, should_display=should_display)
+
+
+class CourseRerunUIStateManager(CourseActionUIStateManager):
+    """
+    A concrete model Manager for the Reruns Action.
+    """
+    ACTION = "rerun"
+
+    class State(object):
+        """
+        An Enum class for maintaining the list of possible states for Reruns.
+        """
+        IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
+        FAILED = "failed"
+        SUCCEEDED = "succeeded"
+
+    def initiated(self, source_course_key, destination_course_key, user):
+        """
+        To be called when a new rerun is initiated for the given course by the given user.
+        """
+        self.update_state(
+            course_key=destination_course_key,
+            new_state=self.State.IN_PROGRESS,
+            user=user,
+            allow_not_found=True,
+            source_course_key=source_course_key,
+        )
+
+    def succeeded(self, course_key):
+        """
+        To be called when an existing rerun for the given course has successfully completed.
+        """
+        self.update_state(
+            course_key=course_key,
+            new_state=self.State.SUCCEEDED,
+        )
+
+    def failed(self, course_key, exception):
+        """
+        To be called when an existing rerun for the given course has failed with the given exception.
+        """
+        self.update_state(
+            course_key=course_key,
+            new_state=self.State.FAILED,
+            message=exception.message,
+        )
+
+
+class CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """An exception class for errors specific to Course Action states."""
+    pass
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/0001_initial.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f222bcb25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import datetime
+from south.db import db
+from south.v2 import SchemaMigration
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(SchemaMigration):
+
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        # Adding model 'CourseRerunState'
+        db.create_table('course_action_state_coursererunstate', (
+            ('id', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.AutoField')(primary_key=True)),
+            ('created_time', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField')(auto_now_add=True, blank=True)),
+            ('updated_time', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField')(auto_now=True, blank=True)),
+            ('created_user', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(related_name='created_by_user+', null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, to=orm['auth.User'])),
+            ('updated_user', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(related_name='updated_by_user+', null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, to=orm['auth.User'])),
+            ('course_key', self.gf('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField')(max_length=255, db_index=True)),
+            ('action', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=100, db_index=True)),
+            ('state', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=50)),
+            ('should_display', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField')(default=False)),
+            ('message', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=1000)),
+            ('source_course_key', self.gf('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField')(max_length=255, db_index=True)),
+        ))
+        db.send_create_signal('course_action_state', ['CourseRerunState'])
+
+        # Adding unique constraint on 'CourseRerunState', fields ['course_key', 'action']
+        db.create_unique('course_action_state_coursererunstate', ['course_key', 'action'])
+
+
+    def backwards(self, orm):
+        # Removing unique constraint on 'CourseRerunState', fields ['course_key', 'action']
+        db.delete_unique('course_action_state_coursererunstate', ['course_key', 'action'])
+
+        # Deleting model 'CourseRerunState'
+        db.delete_table('course_action_state_coursererunstate')
+
+
+    models = {
+        'auth.group': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Group'},
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '80'}),
+            'permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        'auth.permission': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('content_type__app_label', 'content_type__model', 'codename')", 'unique_together': "(('content_type', 'codename'),)", 'object_name': 'Permission'},
+            'codename': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'content_type': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['contenttypes.ContentType']"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'})
+        },
+        'auth.user': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'User'},
+            'date_joined': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'email': ('django.db.models.fields.EmailField', [], {'max_length': '75', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'first_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'groups': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Group']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'is_active': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'True'}),
+            'is_staff': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'is_superuser': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'last_login': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'last_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'password': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '128'}),
+            'user_permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'username': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '30'})
+        },
+        'contenttypes.contenttype': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('name',)", 'unique_together': "(('app_label', 'model'),)", 'object_name': 'ContentType', 'db_table': "'django_content_type'"},
+            'app_label': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'model': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'})
+        },
+        'course_action_state.coursererunstate': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('course_key', 'action'),)", 'object_name': 'CourseRerunState'},
+            'action': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created_time': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'created_user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'related_name': "'created_by_user+'", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.SET_NULL', 'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'message': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '1000'}),
+            'should_display': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'source_course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'state': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'}),
+            'updated_time': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'updated_user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'related_name': "'updated_by_user+'", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.SET_NULL', 'to': "orm['auth.User']"})
+        }
+    }
+
+    complete_apps = ['course_action_state']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/__init__.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/models.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e6231ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+"""
+Models for course action state
+
+If you make changes to this model, be sure to create an appropriate migration
+file and check it in at the same time as your model changes. To do that,
+
+1. Go to the edx-platform dir
+2. ./manage.py cms schemamigration course_action_state --auto description_of_your_change
+3. It adds the migration file to edx-platform/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/migrations/
+
+"""
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.db import models
+from xmodule_django.models import CourseKeyField
+from course_action_state.managers import CourseActionStateManager, CourseRerunUIStateManager
+
+
+class CourseActionState(models.Model):
+    """
+    A django model for maintaining state data for course actions that take a long time.
+    For example: course copying (reruns), import, export, and validation.
+    """
+
+    class Meta:
+        """
+        For performance reasons, we disable "concrete inheritance", by making the Model base class abstract.
+        With the "abstract base class" inheritance model, tables are only created for derived models, not for
+        the parent classes.  This way, we don't have extra overhead of extra tables and joins that would
+        otherwise happen with the multi-table inheritance model.
+        """
+        abstract = True
+
+    # FIELDS
+
+    # Created is the time this action was initiated
+    created_time = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    # Updated is the last time this entry was modified
+    updated_time = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    # User who initiated the course action
+    created_user = models.ForeignKey(
+        User,
+        # allow NULL values in case the action is not initiated by a user (e.g., a background thread)
+        null=True,
+        # set on_delete to SET_NULL to prevent this model from being deleted in the event the user is deleted
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        # add a '+' at the end to prevent a backward relation from the User model
+        related_name='created_by_user+'
+    )
+
+    # User who last updated the course action
+    updated_user = models.ForeignKey(
+        User,
+        # allow NULL values in case the action is not updated by a user (e.g., a background thread)
+        null=True,
+        # set on_delete to SET_NULL to prevent this model from being deleted in the event the user is deleted
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        # add a '+' at the end to prevent a backward relation from the User model
+        related_name='updated_by_user+'
+    )
+
+    # Course that is being acted upon
+    course_key = CourseKeyField(max_length=255, db_index=True)
+
+    # Action that is being taken on the course
+    action = models.CharField(max_length=100, db_index=True)
+
+    # Current state of the action.
+    state = models.CharField(max_length=50)
+
+    # MANAGERS
+    objects = CourseActionStateManager()
+
+
+class CourseActionUIState(CourseActionState):
+    """
+    An abstract django model that is a sub-class of CourseActionState with additional fields related to UI.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        """
+        See comment in CourseActionState on disabling "concrete inheritance".
+        """
+        abstract = True
+
+    # FIELDS
+
+    # Whether or not the status should be displayed to users
+    should_display = models.BooleanField()
+
+    # Message related to the status
+    message = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
+
+
+# Rerun courses also need these fields. All rerun course actions will have a row here as well.
+class CourseRerunState(CourseActionUIState):
+    """
+    A concrete django model for maintaining state specifically for the Action Course Reruns.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        """
+        Set the (destination) course_key field to be unique for the rerun action
+        Although multiple reruns can be in progress simultaneously for a particular source course_key,
+        only a single rerun action can be in progress for the destination course_key.
+        """
+        unique_together = ("course_key", "action")
+
+    # FIELDS
+    # Original course that is being rerun
+    source_course_key = CourseKeyField(max_length=255, db_index=True)
+
+    # MANAGERS
+    # Override the abstract class' manager with a Rerun-specific manager that inherits from the base class' manager.
+    objects = CourseRerunUIStateManager()
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_managers.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c2ee847bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name, attribute-defined-outside-init
+"""
+Tests for basic common operations related to Course Action State managers
+"""
+from ddt import ddt, data
+from django.test import TestCase
+from collections import namedtuple
+from opaque_keys.edx.locations import CourseLocator
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState
+from course_action_state.managers import CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError
+
+
+# Sequence of Action models to be tested with ddt.
+COURSE_ACTION_STATES = (CourseRerunState, )
+
+
+class TestCourseActionStateManagerBase(TestCase):
+    """
+    Base class for testing Course Action State Managers.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.course_key = CourseLocator("test_org", "test_course_num", "test_run")
+
+
+@ddt
+class TestCourseActionStateManager(TestCourseActionStateManagerBase):
+    """
+    Test class for testing the CourseActionStateManager.
+    """
+    @data(*COURSE_ACTION_STATES)
+    def test_update_state_allow_not_found_is_false(self, action_class):
+        with self.assertRaises(CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError):
+            action_class.objects.update_state(self.course_key, "fake_state", allow_not_found=False)
+
+    @data(*COURSE_ACTION_STATES)
+    def test_update_state_allow_not_found(self, action_class):
+        action_class.objects.update_state(self.course_key, "initial_state", allow_not_found=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(
+            action_class.objects.find_first(course_key=self.course_key)
+        )
+
+    @data(*COURSE_ACTION_STATES)
+    def test_delete(self, action_class):
+        obj = action_class.objects.update_state(self.course_key, "initial_state", allow_not_found=True)
+        action_class.objects.delete(obj.id)
+        with self.assertRaises(CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError):
+            action_class.objects.find_first(course_key=self.course_key)
+
+
+@ddt
+class TestCourseActionUIStateManager(TestCourseActionStateManagerBase):
+    """
+    Test class for testing the CourseActionUIStateManager.
+    """
+    def init_course_action_states(self, action_class):
+        """
+        Creates course action state entries with different states for the given action model class.
+        Creates both displayable (should_display=True) and non-displayable (should_display=False) entries.
+        """
+        def create_course_states(starting_course_num, ending_course_num, state, should_display=True):
+            """
+            Creates a list of course state tuples by creating unique course locators with course-numbers
+            from starting_course_num to ending_course_num.
+            """
+            CourseState = namedtuple('CourseState', 'course_key, state, should_display')
+            return [
+                CourseState(CourseLocator("org", "course", "run" + str(num)), state, should_display)
+                for num in range(starting_course_num, ending_course_num)
+            ]
+
+        NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 = 3
+        NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2 = 3
+        NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE3 = 3
+        NUM_COURSES_NON_DISPLAYABLE = 3
+
+        # courses with state1 and should_display=True
+        self.courses_with_state1 = create_course_states(
+            0,
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1,
+            'state1'
+        )
+        # courses with state2 and should_display=True
+        self.courses_with_state2 = create_course_states(
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1,
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2,
+            'state2'
+        )
+        # courses with state3 and should_display=True
+        self.courses_with_state3 = create_course_states(
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2,
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE3,
+            'state3'
+        )
+        # all courses with should_display=True
+        self.course_actions_displayable_states = (
+            self.courses_with_state1 + self.courses_with_state2 + self.courses_with_state3
+        )
+        # courses with state3 and should_display=False
+        self.courses_with_state3_non_displayable = create_course_states(
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE3,
+            NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE1 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE2 + NUM_COURSES_WITH_STATE3 + NUM_COURSES_NON_DISPLAYABLE,
+            'state3',
+            should_display=False,
+        )
+
+        # create course action states for all courses
+        for CourseState in (self.course_actions_displayable_states + self.courses_with_state3_non_displayable):
+            action_class.objects.update_state(
+                CourseState.course_key,
+                CourseState.state,
+                should_display=CourseState.should_display,
+                allow_not_found=True
+            )
+
+    def assertCourseActionStatesEqual(self, expected, found):
+        """Asserts that the set of course keys in the expected state equal those that are found"""
+        self.assertSetEqual(
+            set(course_action_state.course_key for course_action_state in expected),
+            set(course_action_state.course_key for course_action_state in found))
+
+    @data(*COURSE_ACTION_STATES)
+    def test_find_all_for_display(self, action_class):
+        self.init_course_action_states(action_class)
+        self.assertCourseActionStatesEqual(
+            self.course_actions_displayable_states,
+            action_class.objects.find_all(should_display=True),
+        )
+
+    @data(*COURSE_ACTION_STATES)
+    def test_find_all_for_display_filter_exclude(self, action_class):
+        self.init_course_action_states(action_class)
+        for course_action_state, filter_state, exclude_state in (
+            (self.courses_with_state1, 'state1', None),  # filter for state1
+            (self.courses_with_state2, 'state2', None),  # filter for state2
+            (self.courses_with_state2 + self.courses_with_state3, None, 'state1'),  # exclude state1
+            (self.courses_with_state1 + self.courses_with_state3, None, 'state2'),  # exclude state2
+            (self.courses_with_state1, 'state1', 'state2'),  # filter for state1, exclude state2
+            ([], 'state1', 'state1'),  # filter for state1, exclude state1
+        ):
+            self.assertCourseActionStatesEqual(
+                course_action_state,
+                action_class.objects.find_all(
+                    exclude_args=({'state': exclude_state} if exclude_state else None),
+                    should_display=True,
+                    **({'state': filter_state} if filter_state else {})
+                )
+            )
+
+    def test_kwargs_in_update_state(self):
+        destination_course_key = CourseLocator("org", "course", "run")
+        source_course_key = CourseLocator("source_org", "source_course", "source_run")
+        CourseRerunState.objects.update_state(
+            course_key=destination_course_key,
+            new_state='state1',
+            allow_not_found=True,
+            source_course_key=source_course_key,
+        )
+        found_action_state = CourseRerunState.objects.find_first(course_key=destination_course_key)
+        self.assertEquals(source_course_key, found_action_state.source_course_key)
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_rerun_manager.py b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_rerun_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92dfb7dcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/course_action_state/tests/test_rerun_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+"""
+Tests specific to the CourseRerunState Model and Manager.
+"""
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from opaque_keys.edx.locations import CourseLocator
+from course_action_state.models import CourseRerunState
+from course_action_state.managers import CourseRerunUIStateManager
+from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
+
+
+class TestCourseRerunStateManager(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test class for testing the CourseRerunUIStateManager.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.source_course_key = CourseLocator("source_org", "source_course_num", "source_run")
+        self.course_key = CourseLocator("test_org", "test_course_num", "test_run")
+        self.created_user = UserFactory()
+        self.expected_rerun_state = {
+            'created_user': self.created_user,
+            'updated_user': self.created_user,
+            'course_key': self.course_key,
+            'action': CourseRerunUIStateManager.ACTION,
+            'should_display': True,
+            'message': "",
+        }
+
+    def verify_rerun_state(self):
+        """
+        Gets the rerun state object for self.course_key and verifies that the values
+        of its fields equal self.expected_rerun_state.
+        """
+        found_rerun = CourseRerunState.objects.find_first(course_key=self.course_key)
+        found_rerun_state = {key: getattr(found_rerun, key) for key in self.expected_rerun_state}
+        self.assertDictEqual(found_rerun_state, self.expected_rerun_state)
+        return found_rerun
+
+    def dismiss_ui_and_verify(self, rerun):
+        """
+        Updates the should_display field of the rerun state object for self.course_key
+        and verifies its new state.
+        """
+        user_who_dismisses_ui = UserFactory()
+        CourseRerunState.objects.update_should_display(
+            entry_id=rerun.id,
+            user=user_who_dismisses_ui,
+            should_display=False,
+        )
+        self.expected_rerun_state.update({
+            'updated_user': user_who_dismisses_ui,
+            'should_display': False,
+        })
+        self.verify_rerun_state()
+
+    def test_rerun_initiated(self):
+        CourseRerunState.objects.initiated(
+            source_course_key=self.source_course_key, destination_course_key=self.course_key, user=self.created_user
+        )
+        self.expected_rerun_state.update(
+            {'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.IN_PROGRESS}
+        )
+        self.verify_rerun_state()
+
+    def test_rerun_succeeded(self):
+        # initiate
+        CourseRerunState.objects.initiated(
+            source_course_key=self.source_course_key, destination_course_key=self.course_key, user=self.created_user
+        )
+
+        # set state to succeed
+        CourseRerunState.objects.succeeded(course_key=self.course_key)
+        self.expected_rerun_state.update({
+            'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.SUCCEEDED,
+        })
+        rerun = self.verify_rerun_state()
+
+        # dismiss ui and verify
+        self.dismiss_ui_and_verify(rerun)
+
+    def test_rerun_failed(self):
+        # initiate
+        CourseRerunState.objects.initiated(
+            source_course_key=self.source_course_key, destination_course_key=self.course_key, user=self.created_user
+        )
+
+        # set state to fail
+        exception = Exception("failure in rerunning")
+        CourseRerunState.objects.failed(course_key=self.course_key, exception=exception)
+        self.expected_rerun_state.update({
+            'state': CourseRerunUIStateManager.State.FAILED,
+            'message': exception.message,
+        })
+        rerun = self.verify_rerun_state()
+
+        # dismiss ui and verify
+        self.dismiss_ui_and_verify(rerun)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
index f7af93dace..f21507d185 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class ModuleStoreWrite(ModuleStoreRead):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id):
+    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields=None):
         """
         Sets up source_course_id to point a course with the same content as the desct_course_id. This
         operation may be cheap or expensive. It may have to copy all assets and all xblock content or
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class ModuleStoreWriteBase(ModuleStoreReadBase, ModuleStoreWrite):
             result[field.scope][field_name] = value
         return result
 
-    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id):
+    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields=None):
         """
         This base method just copies the assets. The lower level impls must do the actual cloning of
         content.
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ class ModuleStoreWriteBase(ModuleStoreReadBase, ModuleStoreWrite):
         # copy the assets
         if self.contentstore:
             self.contentstore.copy_all_course_assets(source_course_id, dest_course_id)
-            super(ModuleStoreWriteBase, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id)
         return dest_course_id
 
     def delete_course(self, course_key, user_id):
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
index 2e067c3c9d..85e3323b56 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mixed.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class MixedModuleStore(ModuleStoreDraftAndPublished, ModuleStoreWriteBase):
         store = self._verify_modulestore_support(None, 'create_course')
         return store.create_course(org, course, run, user_id, **kwargs)
 
-    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id):
+    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields=None):
         """
         See the superclass for the general documentation.
 
@@ -303,16 +303,16 @@ class MixedModuleStore(ModuleStoreDraftAndPublished, ModuleStoreWriteBase):
         # to have only course re-runs go to split. This code, however, uses the config'd priority
         dest_modulestore = self._get_modulestore_for_courseid(dest_course_id)
         if source_modulestore == dest_modulestore:
-            return source_modulestore.clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id)
+            return source_modulestore.clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields)
 
         # ensure super's only called once. The delegation above probably calls it; so, don't move
         # the invocation above the delegation call
-        super(MixedModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id)
+        super(MixedModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields)
 
         if dest_modulestore.get_modulestore_type() == ModuleStoreEnum.Type.split:
             split_migrator = SplitMigrator(dest_modulestore, source_modulestore)
             split_migrator.migrate_mongo_course(
-                source_course_id, user_id, dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run
+                source_course_id, user_id, dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run, fields
             )
 
     def create_item(self, user_id, course_key, block_type, block_id=None, fields=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mongo/draft.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mongo/draft.py
index 66c2de808a..cd7e0bc4c2 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mongo/draft.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/mongo/draft.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class DraftModuleStore(MongoModuleStore):
         course_query = self._course_key_to_son(course_key)
         self.collection.remove(course_query, multi=True)
 
-    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id):
+    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields=None):
         """
         Only called if cloning within this store or if env doesn't set up mixed.
         * copy the courseware
@@ -177,13 +177,20 @@ class DraftModuleStore(MongoModuleStore):
             )
 
         # clone the assets
-        super(DraftModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id)
+        super(DraftModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields)
 
         # get the whole old course
         new_course = self.get_course(dest_course_id)
         if new_course is None:
             # create_course creates the about overview
-            new_course = self.create_course(dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run, user_id)
+            new_course = self.create_course(
+                dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run, user_id, fields=fields
+            )
+        else:
+            # update fields on existing course
+            for key, value in fields.iteritems():
+                setattr(new_course, key, value)
+            self.update_item(new_course, user_id)
 
         # Get all modules under this namespace which is (tag, org, course) tuple
         modules = self.get_items(source_course_id, revision=ModuleStoreEnum.RevisionOption.published_only)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_migrator.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_migrator.py
index 17e92db137..1f3d66a123 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_migrator.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_migrator.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SplitMigrator(object):
         self.split_modulestore = split_modulestore
         self.source_modulestore = source_modulestore
 
-    def migrate_mongo_course(self, source_course_key, user_id, new_org=None, new_course=None, new_run=None):
+    def migrate_mongo_course(self, source_course_key, user_id, new_org=None, new_course=None, new_run=None, fields=None):
         """
         Create a new course in split_mongo representing the published and draft versions of the course from the
         original mongo store. And return the new CourseLocator
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@ class SplitMigrator(object):
             new_course = source_course_key.course
         if new_run is None:
             new_run = source_course_key.run
+
         new_course_key = CourseLocator(new_org, new_course, new_run, branch=ModuleStoreEnum.BranchName.published)
+        new_fields = self._get_json_fields_translate_references(original_course, new_course_key, None)
+        if fields:
+            new_fields.update(fields)
         new_course = self.split_modulestore.create_course(
             new_org, new_course, new_run, user_id,
-            fields=self._get_json_fields_translate_references(original_course, new_course_key, None),
+            fields=new_fields,
             master_branch=ModuleStoreEnum.BranchName.published,
         )
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_mongo/split.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_mongo/split.py
index 6fb0da75db..6683acd8e0 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_mongo/split.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/split_mongo/split.py
@@ -938,17 +938,17 @@ class SplitMongoModuleStore(ModuleStoreWriteBase):
         # don't need to update the index b/c create_item did it for this version
         return xblock
 
-    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id):
+    def clone_course(self, source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields=None):
         """
         See :meth: `.ModuleStoreWrite.clone_course` for documentation.
 
         In split, other than copying the assets, this is cheap as it merely creates a new version of the
         existing course.
         """
-        super(SplitMongoModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id)
+        super(SplitMongoModuleStore, self).clone_course(source_course_id, dest_course_id, user_id, fields)
         source_index = self.get_course_index_info(source_course_id)
         return self.create_course(
-            dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run, user_id, fields=None,  # override start_date?
+            dest_course_id.org, dest_course_id.course, dest_course_id.run, user_id, fields=fields,
             versions_dict=source_index['versions'], search_targets=source_index['search_targets']
         )
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index c6f6598e68..e201b81863 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1317,6 +1317,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # Monitoring functionality
     'monitoring',
+
+    # Course action state
+    'course_action_state'
 )
 
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