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The ''Next Generation Learning Challenges'' (NGLC) programme is a collaborative, multi-year initiative to provide grants, gather evidence about effective practices and foster growth of a diverse community around the development of affordable, high-quality learning tools for students today. All Open Core Courseware content must be freely licensed.

It was announced in October 2010 and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the level of $20 million. The overall aim is to improve US post-secondary readiness and completion through educational technology – with a focus on Open Educational Resources (OER).

Retention is of major concern in America, where 30% of students drop out of high school and 42% who begin college or university will never complete it. Coordinated by [http://www.educause.edu EDUCAUSE] and other nonprofits, NGLC seeks to identify "transformative" educational technology solutions to address barriers to postsecondary student success.

== References and Further Reading ==

* "Gates Foundation's New Program", ''Inside Higher Ed'', October 11 2010, http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/11/gates
* "In Higher Education, a Focus on Technology", ''New York Times'', October 10 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11online.html?_r=1&src=busln
* Next Generation Learning Whitepaper, http://www.gatesfoundation.org/postsecondaryeducation/Documents/nextgenlearning.pdf
* NGLC: Open Core Courseware, http://nextgenlearning.org/the-challenges/open-core-courseware

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