The education conversation at SXSWedu in Austin this week kicked off with a healthy lineup of panels and speakers on current ed tech issues, and Education Dive's rundown of key topics won the week with our readers. Other highlights included some perspective on what MOOCs will mean to higher ed's elite schools, as well as an announcement about Oprah Winfrey's commencement speech plans.

Catch up on those and other stories at the links below:

• What are the world's top 10 university brands?: Here's how higher education's elite brands earned their worldwide renown.
• SXSWedu 2013: 10 crucial ed tech issues being discussed: If you're at the show, here's what to see, and if you're not, this is what you're missing out on.
• Will MOOCs make top universities even more elite?: Attendees of Harvard and MIT's private summit on Monday think so.
• Guess who's going to be Harvard's commencement speaker: Here's a hint – she's famous, had her own TV show and uses her means to advocate for the social good.
• Sequestration would hit higher ed in these states the hardest: What's the outlook like where you work?

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