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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"It's one, if not the first, effort on the part of the current generation of Silicon Valley-style technocrats to move into education as an area of investment and development," said Ian Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, while discussing the rapid growth of Massive Online Open Courses. Source: ABC Australia, April 8, 2013
