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Aschlafly: In sharp contrast with Conservapedia's welcoming copyright policy, MIT's copyright restrictions prevent many possible uses of its work. Specifically, MIT prohibits chargin

2010-01-31T22:11:31Z

In sharp contrast with Conservapedia's welcoming copyright policy, MIT's copyright restrictions prevent many possible uses of its work. Specifically, MIT prohibits chargin

Aschlafly: Even when MIT claims to post lectures for a course, as in the Economics course cited below, they are often merely rudimentary notes lacking in substantive explanations.

2010-01-31T21:57:46Z

Even when MIT claims to post lectures for a course, as in the Economics course cited below, they are often merely rudimentary notes lacking in substantive explanations.

Aschlafly: syllabus does repeatedly mention liberal theories, hence remove reference implying that it is even-handed

2010-01-31T21:54:21Z

syllabus does repeatedly mention liberal theories, hence remove reference implying that it is even-handed

AlexWD at 21:43, January 31, 2010

2010-01-31T21:43:37Z

Aschlafly: Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.

2010-01-31T21:32:24Z

Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.

Aschlafly: and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture)

2010-01-31T19:55:11Z

and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture)

AlexWD at 16:17, January 31, 2010

2010-01-31T16:17:27Z

Aschlafly: its course on Microeconomics does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning Coase Theorem anywhere in its syllabus.

2010-01-31T16:01:45Z

its course on Microeconomics does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning Coase Theorem anywhere in its syllabus.

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 The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf]</ref>
-In sharp contrast with Conservapedia's welcoming [[Conservapedia:Copyright|copyright policy]], MIT's copyright restrictions prevent many possible uses of its work.  Specifically, MIT prohibits charging any fees in connection with reuse of its work, which makes it impossible to use the the materials in any setting other than a public school (where, of course, taxpayers are paying the fees).  Moreover, MIT requires attribution of the work without an connotation of endorsement, which requires a complex disclaimer.
+In sharp contrast with Conservapedia's welcoming [[Conservapedia:Copyright|copyright policy]], MIT's copyright restrictions prevent many possible uses of its work.  Specifically, MIT prohibits charging any fees in connection with reuse of its work, which makes it impossible to use the materials in any setting other than a public school (where, of course, taxpayers are paying the fees).  Moreover, MIT requires attribution of the work without an connotation of endorsement, which requires a complex disclaimer.
 MIT states that incurs an astounding cost for posting simple course material:<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/about/index.htm</ref>

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 '''MIT OpenCourseWare''' is an offering of free college-level engineering-related course materials to the public.<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm</ref>
-While many courses are provided, they vary widely in popularity and usefulness.  The site lists a ranking of its most popular courses, which tend to be the ones providing solutions to the problems.
+While many courses are provided, they vary widely in popularity and usefulness.   The site lists a ranking of its most popular courses, which tend to be the ones providing solutions to the problems.  As of January 31, 2010, only one of the top 20 courses was taught after 2008, which suggests a decline in the posting and use of material.
 Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.  Even when MIT claims to post lectures for a course, as in the Economics course cited below, they are often merely rudimentary notes lacking in substantive explanations.
-The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>
+The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf]</ref>
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 While many courses are provided, they vary widely in popularity and usefulness.  The site lists a ranking of its most popular courses, which tend to be the ones providing solutions to the problems.
-Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.
+Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.  Even when MIT claims to post lectures for a course, as in the Economics course cited below, they are often merely rudimentary notes lacking in substantive explanations.
 The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>

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 Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.
-The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] (or any other specific economic theories or thinkers) anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>
+The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]].  For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>
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	While many courses are provided, they vary widely in popularity and usefulness. The site lists a ranking of its most popular courses, which tend to be the ones providing solutions to the problems.		While many courses are provided, they vary widely in popularity and usefulness. The site lists a ranking of its most popular courses, which tend to be the ones providing solutions to the problems.
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		+	Some of the "courses", such as "8.962 General Relativity" as taught in Spring 2006, consist merely of a set of textbooks and problem sets without solutions, and no lectures.

	The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]]. For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>		The courses do suffer from some [[liberal bias]]. For example, its course on [[Microeconomics]] does not mention the important, Nobel-Prize-winning [[Coase Theorem]] anywhere in its syllabus,<ref>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/LectureNotes/index.htm</ref> and only mentions it in a narrow, understated manner in a lecture having the title "market failure" (a term never mentioned in the lecture).<ref>[http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-01Fall-2007/A7F7B0B1-DDAB-42BD-AA69-747196E1DAD4/0/14_01_lec34.pdf] </ref>