今日是MIT

(說老實話，我被他的正經嚇到了)
很正經的翻譯：
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親愛的沒有，

2001年，麻省理工學院的教職作出大膽決定把自己的教材，作為一種資源為公共利益服務，而不是商品，在網上銷售。當其他人建立的在線節目的少數誰可以支付，麻省理工學院建立了一個數字資源，以造福於世界。試想，如果他們從未作出這樣的選擇：

* 55萬人全世界也不會獲得接受教育的機會， OCW的規定。 Abhisri ，一個十三年歲的學生來自印度，可能永遠都獲得了更好地了解物理學OCW的影片。美國公立學校教師，克里斯蒂娜，將無法維持她的教師資格沒有考慮時間，從她的工作。埃里克，自我學習者來自尼泊爾，將無法滿足他的願望，學習數學和計算生物學，因為教育資源匱乏的國家在他的家鄉。

*數以千計的世界各地的大學不會有他們所需要的資源，以提高教育質量提供。 Hemalatha教授在國家技術研究所Tiruchirappalli在印度，也不會輕易地覆蓋更多的材料在上課時間或已迅速增強的內容，她的講座。該建築系大學Depok在印度尼西亞不會有麻省理工學院的資源，使教學更具有互動性與學生。 200多所大學，像理工學院納米比亞，就不會得到免費的本地副本整個開放式課程網站，克服帶寬的限制。

*數百所學校不會受到啟發，以生產自己的OCWs ，提供數以千計的免費培訓班。 250多名世界各地的大學也加入麻省理工學院在公開交流材料8000多場，創造的知識，其中涵蓋的文化和語言-一個寶庫我們的集體知識遺產。

確保未來的OCW

OCW的材料是一種獨特而強大的催化劑種的個人和專業成長，改變人們的生活，我們得到的故事，描述這些經驗，所有的時間。

我們將繼續保持活力和相關的OCW ，不斷增加新的麻省理工學院的課程，更新舊的，創造主題相關的意見OCW的內容（如我們的環境和能源） ，並發揮積極作用，努力提高全球的課程使用的OCW課程積木。

但是，我們面臨的一個緊迫的挑戰對未來的開放式課程。最初的贈款資助的OCW已經結束。雖然我們繼續減少我們的經營成本積極，重大的支持，我們將無法實現我們的目標，以豐富的OCW ，麻省理工學院的社會服務，更大的變化和影響的世界。
你的幫助是至關重要的

我們需要你表現出你的信念，即知識應該共享和自由。請幫助我們表明，能像我們這樣的項目，將支持誰相信個人價值的智力慈善事業。

麻省理工學院支付大約一半的費用， OCW的直接，但捐贈人喜歡你是一個重要的我們的資金難題。您的捐款我們在春季集資驅動使我們能夠繼續添加和更新材料，使開放式課程內容更豐富，更有益的。

自OCW的成立8年前，該項目涉及數百萬人的生命在世界各地。請幫助我們繼續努力，使捐助OCW的今天。您的貢獻$ 25 ， $ 50 ， $ 100or多少金額是正確的youdirectly支持OCWs可持續性和增長。

請訪問http://ocw.mit.edu/donate ，使您的捐款現在。

此致，
塞西莉亞德奧利維拉
執行主任
麻省理工學院開放式課件


原文
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Dear no,

In 2001, the MIT faculty made the bold decision to treat their teaching materials as a resource for the public good rather than a commodity to be sold online. When others were building online programs for the few who could pay, MIT built a digital resource to benefit the world. Imagine if they had never made that choice:

* 55 million individuals worldwide would never have had access to the educational opportunities OCW provides. Abhisri, a thirteen year-old student from India, would never have gained a better grasp of physics from OCW videos. US public school teacher, Christine, would not be able to maintain her teaching credentials without taking time off from her job. Eric, a self learner from Nepal, would not be able to satisfy his desire to learn math and computational biology because educational resources are scarce in his home country.

* Thousands of universities around the world would never have had the resources they need to improve the quality of education they provide. Hemalatha, a professor at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli in India, would not have easily covered more materials during class time or have quickly enhanced the content of her lectures. The architecture faculty at the University of Depok in Indonesia would not have had the MIT resources to make their teaching more interactive with their students. More than 200 universities, like the Polytechnic of Namibia, would not have received free local copies of the entire OCW website to overcome bandwidth restrictions.

* Hundreds of schools would never have been inspired to produce their own OCWs, providing access to thousands of free courses. More than 250 universities worldwide have joined MIT in openly sharing materials with more than 8,000 courses, creating a body of knowledge that spans cultures and languages--a trove of our collective intellectual heritage.

Ensuring the Future of OCW

OCW materials are a unique and powerful catalyst for the kind of personal and professional growth that changes people's lives, and we receive stories that describe these experiences all the time.

We continue to keep OCW vibrant and relevant by constantly adding new MIT courses, updating older ones, creating topic-related views into OCW content (like our environment and energy), and taking an active role in global efforts to enhance curricula using OCW courses as building blocks.

But we face an immediate challenge to the future of OCW. The initial grant funding for OCW has ended. Although we continue to reduce our operating costs aggressively, without major support, we will not be able to achieve our goals to enrich OCW, serve the MIT community, and effect greater change in the world.
Your Help is Critical

We need you to demonstrate your belief that knowledge should be shared and free. Please help us show that projects like ours can and will be supported by individuals who believe in the value of intellectual philanthropy.

MIT pays for roughly half the cost of OCW directly, but donations from people like you are an important piece of our funding puzzle. Your donation during our Spring fund raising drive allows us to continue adding and updating materials, making OCW richer and more useful.

Since OCW was established eight years ago, the project has touched the lives of millions around the world. Please help us continue our efforts by making a donation to OCW today. Your contribution of $25, $50, $100or whatever amount is right for youdirectly supports OCWs sustainability and growth.

Please visit http://ocw.mit.edu/donate to make your donation now.

Sincerely,
Cecilia d'Oliveira
Executive Director
MIT OpenCourseWare