diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/dump_course_structure.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/dump_course_structure.py
index 648ddd59ee..6850217aba 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/dump_course_structure.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/dump_course_structure.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata, compute_inherited_metadata
 from xblock.fields import Scope
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
-from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 
 FILTER_LIST = ['xml_attributes', 'checklists']
 INHERITED_FILTER_LIST = ['children', 'xml_attributes', 'checklists']
@@ -59,20 +59,22 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             raise CommandError("course_id not specified")
 
         # Get the modulestore
+
         store = modulestore()
 
         # Get the course data
 
         try:
-            course_id = SlashSeparatedCourseKey.from_deprecated_string(args[0])
+            course_key = CourseKey.from_string(args[0])
         except InvalidKeyError:
             raise CommandError("Invalid course_id")
 
-        course = store.get_course(course_id)
+        course = store.get_course(course_key)
         if course is None:
             raise CommandError("Invalid course_id")
 
-        # precompute inherited metadata at the course level, if needed:
+        # Precompute inherited metadata at the course level, if needed:
+
         if options['inherited']:
             compute_inherited_metadata(course)
 
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
         info = dump_module(course, inherited=options['inherited'], defaults=options['inherited_defaults'])
 
-        return json.dumps(info, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+        return json.dumps(info, indent=2, sort_keys=True, default=unicode)
 
 
 def dump_module(module, destination=None, inherited=False, defaults=False):
@@ -92,16 +94,17 @@ def dump_module(module, destination=None, inherited=False, defaults=False):
     destination = destination if destination else {}
 
     items = own_metadata(module)
+
     filtered_metadata = {k: v for k, v in items.iteritems() if k not in FILTER_LIST}
 
-    destination[module.location.to_deprecated_string()] = {
+    destination[unicode(module.location)] = {
         'category': module.location.category,
-        'children': [child.to_deprecated_string() for child in getattr(module, 'children', [])],
+        'children': [unicode(child) for child in getattr(module, 'children', [])],
         'metadata': filtered_metadata,
     }
 
     if inherited:
-        # when calculating inherited metadata, don't include existing
+        # When calculating inherited metadata, don't include existing
         # locally-defined metadata
         inherited_metadata_filter_list = list(filtered_metadata.keys())
         inherited_metadata_filter_list.extend(INHERITED_FILTER_LIST)
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ def dump_module(module, destination=None, inherited=False, defaults=False):
                 return field.values != field.default
 
         inherited_metadata = {field.name: field.read_json(module) for field in module.fields.values() if is_inherited(field)}
-        destination[module.location.to_deprecated_string()]['inherited_metadata'] = inherited_metadata
+        destination[unicode(module.location)]['inherited_metadata'] = inherited_metadata
 
     for child in module.get_children():
         dump_module(child, destination, inherited, defaults)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/tests/test_dump_course.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/tests/test_dump_course.py
index 56f6382095..286ab1bada 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/tests/test_dump_course.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/management/commands/tests/test_dump_course.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CommandsTestBase(TestCase):
         courses = store.get_courses()
         # NOTE: if xml store owns these, it won't import them into mongo
         if SlashSeparatedCourseKey.from_deprecated_string(TEST_COURSE_ID) not in [c.id for c in courses]:
-            import_from_xml(store, ModuleStoreEnum.UserID.mgmt_command, DATA_DIR, ['toy', 'simple'])
+            import_from_xml(store, ModuleStoreEnum.UserID.mgmt_command, DATA_DIR, ['toy', 'simple', 'open_ended'])
 
         return [course.id for course in store.get_courses()]
 
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ class CommandsTestBase(TestCase):
         dumped_ids = set(dumped_courses)
         self.assertEqual(course_ids, dumped_ids)
 
+    def test_correct_course_structure_metadata(self):
+        course_id = 'edX/open_ended/2012_Fall'
+        args = [course_id]
+        kwargs = {'modulestore': 'default'}
+
+        try:
+            output = self.call_command('dump_course_structure', *args, **kwargs)
+        except TypeError, exception:
+            self.fail(exception)
+
+        dump = json.loads(output)
+        self.assertGreater(len(dump.values()), 0)
+
     def test_dump_course_structure(self):
         args = [TEST_COURSE_ID]
         kwargs = {'modulestore': 'default'}