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Blackboard to Sell Remedial Courses

Blackboard, Inc., the web-based course management system, announced on October 13, 2010 a partnership with for-profit education provider K12, Inc. to sell online courses to colleges that wish to outsource their remedial classes.

A popular e-learning tool which students can access right from their computers, Blackboard gives instructors the ability to provide students with the course syllabus and other handouts. Additionally, students can participate in chat rooms, post on message boa…