Separate Course's Name from Nickname in the API

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Request that instructor nicknames not override the name field in the API. Instead have them in a separate field in the course object.

https://canvas.beta.instructure.com/doc/api/courses.html

We are not setting nicknames with an API call, but Qwickly Attendance is getting the nickname when we run reports.

https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/users.html#method.course_nicknames.update

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KristinL
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