There are many details to still be worked out, but it is very exciting news.
We had a discussion about it at yesterday’s Contributor’s meetup.
It appears as a part of that merger Harvard and MIT will create a new nonprofit that still maintains the Open edX codebase. Is this the case
Yes, the $800M proceeds from the sale will be used to fund a new non-profit to steward and extend the Open edX platform, and do other work to improve education around the world.