Coursera told partners it will charge a 15% platform fee to colleges and companies using its learning platform starting in 2026, a move that recalibrates the economics of third‑party online program managers and signals OPMs’ pivot to fee‑for‑service models. Institutions that scaled online programs during the pandemic may see contract economics change as Coursera leans into in‑house and industry content. Separately, a liberal‑arts college is testing tools to evaluate and compare large language models for teaching and research, experimenting with LLMs in student learning and academic work. These campus pilots illustrate a broader shift: colleges are negotiating platform fees while simultaneously trying to harness AI for pedagogy and assessment. Institutional leaders should revisit contract terms, data governance, and instructional design as platform costs and AI capabilities evolve.