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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 first 19 MicroMasters programs were subsequently launched in September 2016, in collaboration with 14 different universities. This also included Rochester Institute of Technology's 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>

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=2019-0503-19}}</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}}</ref>

=== Funding ===

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=2019-0503-19}}</ref>

== Program Structure ==