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Unlike other existing microcredentials, the MicroMasters programs offer both the benefit of gaining relevant skills in a particular field that can support career development and a pathway to advanced credits in the respective universities offering the course. The idea of the MicroMasters program started out as an iteration of the existing MOOC model when [[Coursera]] first started offering specializations for its various disciplines and a response to the changing nature of work as well as the [[Skills mismatch|major skills shortage]] currently impacting businesses around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/reflecting-original-big-idea-moocs|title=Reflecting on the Original Big Idea for MOOCs {{!}} Inside Higher Ed|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>
Further advancement in the MicroMasters program has resulted greater partnership with top-rated universities offering full residential, online, and [[Blended learning|blended]] graduate programs at a much lower price in the range of $10,000 to $23,000 starting from October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/12242-edx-masters-program.html|title=Fully Online edX Masters Programs|last=Gee|first=Sue|date=2018-10-23|website=I-Programmer|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>
== Background ==
The development of the MicroMasters was originally conceived by MIT and offered as a pilot with in its supply chain management program, consulting industry leaders. edX subsequently applied for a trademark for "MicroMasters" in response to [[Udacity]] registering "nanodegree" as its trademark in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-03-why-udacity-and-edx-want-to-trademark-the-degrees-of-the-future-and-what-s-at-stake-for-students|title=Why Udacity and EdX Want to Trademark the Degrees of the Future—and What’s at Stake for Students|last=Young|first=Jeffrey|date=2016-11-03|website=EdSurge|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-30}}</ref> The
In 2017, [[General Electric]] has promised to interview any [[Massachusetts]] resident who completed a MicroMasters program in [[supply chain management]], [[cybersecurity]], [[cloud computing]], or [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/ge-will-interview-massachusetts-resident-completes-edx-micromasters-program-certain-fields/|title=GE Will Interview Any Massachusetts Resident Who Completes an edX MicroMasters Program in Certain Fields {{!}} eLearningInside News|last=Kronk|first=Henry|date=2017-11-28|work=eLearningInside News|access-date=2018-03-01|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-establishes-new-commission-on-digital-learning|title=Baker-Polito Administration Establishes New Commission on Digital Learning|last=|first=|date=2017/11/20|website=Mass.gov|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>▼
In 2018, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] admitted its first batch of 40 students into its blended supply chain management program from graduates of its MicroMasters program, reducing its usual 10-month program to 5 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scm.mit.edu/program/blended-masters-degree-supply-chain-management|title=SCMb Program Details {{!}} MIT Supply Chain Management|website=scm.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> This pilot also saw 200,000 people signing up, 19,000 earning certificates and 800 sitting for the final proctored examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/moocs-are-solution-search-problem|title=Moocs are a solution in search of a problem|last=Fellingham|first=Chris|date=2018-04-26|website=Times Higher Education|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref> It was reported in July 2018 that the students who were admitted into the blended program had better than average scores across the board than those who were in the residential program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/mits-hybrid-micromasters-program-reports-early-success/|title=MIT’s Hybrid MicroMaster’s Program Reports Early Success|last=Etherington|first=Cait|date=2018-07-17|website=ElearningInside News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-07-23
In October 2016, the Lumina Foundation granted $900,000 to edX to create 30 more MicroMasters certificate programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luminafoundation.org/grants-database/9860|title=edX, Inc.|last=|first=|date=|website=Lumina Foundation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>
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== Demographics ==
According to a report by Columbia University's [[Teachers College, Columbia University|Teachers College]], a typical MicroMasters student is well-educated and employed, with almost 80% having an undergraduate degree or better.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/cc7beb_5803e625ebee463ebc6f4796027366f1.pdf|title=Benefits and Costs of MOOC-Based Alternative Credentials|last=Hollands|first=Fiona|last2=Kazi|first2=Aasiya|date=October 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref> The majority of the learners are between the age of 22 and 44, with the United States and India forming 16% and 14% of the learners, followed by Brazil, Colombia, and Nigeria forming the next 3%. The majority of learners have also indicated in being fluent or proficient in English.
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▲edX applied for a trademark for "MicroMasters" in response to [[Udacity]] registering "nanodegree" as its trademark in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-03-why-udacity-and-edx-want-to-trademark-the-degrees-of-the-future-and-what-s-at-stake-for-students|title=Why Udacity and EdX Want to Trademark the Degrees of the Future—and What’s at Stake for Students|last=Young|first=Jeffrey|date=2016-11-03|website=EdSurge|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-30}}</ref> The Rocheter Institute of Technology launched its MicroMasters in project management, allowing learners to use it to fulfil the prerequisite of project management education for the [[Project Management Professional|PMP]] certification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.rit.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=140249596|title=What is the difference between the PMP certification and the Project Management MicroMasters certificate?|last=Bush|first=Katie|date=2018-01-17|website=RIT Confluence Wiki|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref>
▲[[General Electric]] has promised to interview any [[Massachusetts]] resident who completed a MicroMasters program in [[supply chain management]], [[cybersecurity]], [[cloud computing]], or [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/ge-will-interview-massachusetts-resident-completes-edx-micromasters-program-certain-fields/|title=GE Will Interview Any Massachusetts Resident Who Completes an edX MicroMasters Program in Certain Fields {{!}} eLearningInside News|last=Kronk|first=Henry|date=2017-11-28|work=eLearningInside News|access-date=2018-03-01|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref>
▲[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] admitted its first batch of 40 students into its blended supply chain management program from graduates of its MicroMasters program, reducing its usual 10-month program to 5 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scm.mit.edu/program/blended-masters-degree-supply-chain-management|title=SCMb Program Details {{!}} MIT Supply Chain Management|website=scm.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> This pilot also saw 200,000 people signing up, 19,000 earning certificates and 800 sitting for the final proctored examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/moocs-are-solution-search-problem|title=Moocs are a solution in search of a problem|last=Fellingham|first=Chris|date=2018-04-26|website=Times Higher Education|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref> It was reported in July 2018 that the students who were admitted into the blended program had better than average scores across the board than those who were in the residential program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.elearninginside.com/mits-hybrid-micromasters-program-reports-early-success/|title=MIT’s Hybrid MicroMaster’s Program Reports Early Success|last=Etherington|first=Cait|date=2018-07-17|website=ElearningInside News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref> The MIT Statistics and Data Science Center has also announced the launch of its MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science slated for the fall of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/04/24/mit-to-launch-online-micromasters-in-data-science.aspx|title=MIT to Launch Online Micromasters in Data Science|last=Bolkan|first=Joshua|date=2018-04-24|website=Campus Technology|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-02}}</ref>
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