For another perspective on the Course Data programme, see Tony Hirst's blog post http://blog.ouseful.info/2011/09/05/several-million-up-for-grabs-in-jisc-course-data-call-on-the-other-hand/ on his always interesting and challenging OU.Useful blog.
If HEIs had already opened up their course catalogues in the way Tony suggests, then perhaps we wouldn't need XCRI-CAP :-{)}.