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KRISHNA RAJAGOPAL: Hi, there.

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As we were doing the last
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the OCW team and I continue
to work from our homes

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and produce OpenCourseWare
remotely in light

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of the ongoing pandemic.

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My very best wishes to
all of you and yours.

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Be well and stay well
wherever you are.

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Throughout this prolonged season
of challenges and uncertainty,

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we continue to find inspiration
in the persistence of OCW

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learners and their
dedication to learning.

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We are heartened to be of
service during this time.

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Now going six months
strong from home,

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the team is committed
to maintaining

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the quality of OCW for you
and all the many of you

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who are turning to
OCW at this time.

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Use of OCW remains strong
with a substantial increase

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in daily site visits
compared to last year.

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With so much happening
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the importance of video and
reaching learners is profound.

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That's why we're so excited
to have recently surpassed

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2.6 million subscribers to
the OCW YouTube channel.

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We're also thrilled to share
that the first season of Chalk

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Radio is now available in full.

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This season of the podcast
brought critical and timely

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conversations about remote
teaching during the pandemic,

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about the relationship between
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and power, and
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and potential of
teaching with OER.

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We invite you to listen
if you haven't already.

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And all of you should stay tuned
for the second season debuting

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later this month.

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Next year, OpenCourseWare will
celebrate its 20th anniversary.

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As we approach
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are reflecting on what
OCW means to the world

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today, a world that looks and
learns very differently than we

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could have imagined
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What has not changed is MIT's
commitment to the simple,

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but bold idea that openly
sharing educational resources

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created by MIT's teachers
for MIT's students

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for anyone to use can
change lives, expand minds,

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enhance careers, and
help to make a better

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world for all of us.

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And the stakes are high.

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As we see every day, with an
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crisis, with a painful
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with the systemic advantages and
disadvantages that have shaped

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so much of our lives, and
with the daunting reality

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of our rapidly changing climate,
in all these ways and more,

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our fates are interconnected.

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In the face of all
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our lifelong curiosity,
our need to learn and adapt

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has never been more
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We believe that free
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and open educational
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can be powerful tools in
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these deeply complex issues.

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You can read more about the role
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in creating a more just world
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from OCW director, Curt Newton.

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The primary way we are preparing
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is by reimagining the OCW
platform to better realize

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MIT's unchanging
commitment to sharing

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its teaching in the service
of learners like you

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for the next 20 years.

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The NextGen OCW
platform will further

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improve global educational
equity and access

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by allowing millions more
learners around the world

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to learn from OCW.

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Currently in the
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new features include a seamless
user experience optimized

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across all your devices,
from smartphones

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to mobile to desktops, so you
can learn with OCW wherever

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you are.

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An enhanced search
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course content across the
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and our new Open Learning
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And a vastly streamlined
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OCW content on our
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much easier and quicker
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to share perspectives
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educational technologies, and
tools of today and tomorrow

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with all of you around
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OCW current, vibrant,
and full of energy.

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Recently, one of
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was trying to capture the
magic of MIT in a phrase,

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said that students and teachers
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NextGen OCW will share
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of that energy, some
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with millions of learners
like you for years to come.

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We look forward to sharing our
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next year and hope
you will join us

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in celebrating 20 years
of OpenCourseWare,

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the power of Open, everyone
who helped us get here,

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and the millions of you
who have learned with us.

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Whether you're a student, an
educator, a lifelong learner,

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or just discovering OCW
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we're so glad you're here.

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Thank you for being
a part of OCW.