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| launch_date = September 2016
| industry = Higher education
| key_people = [[Anant Agarwal]]
[[Sanjay Sarma]] | url = {{url|https://www.edx.org/micromasters}}
}}'''MicroMasters''' programs are a series of [[Massive open online course|online graduate level courses]] offered by universities through [[edX]] that one can take to develop standalone skills for career advancement or earn [[Microdegree|graduate level credentials]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamgordon/2018/02/13/voice-of-employers-rings-out-as-moocs-go-from-education-to-qualification/#3b27ffd2564b|title='MicroMasters' Surge As MOOCs Go From Education To Qualification|last=Gordon|first=Adam|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en}}</ref> from its respective universities, equivalent to a semester of a full master's degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/04/college-online-degree-blended-learning/557642/|title=The Future of College Looks Like the Future of Retail|last=Selingo|first=Jeffrey|date=2018-04-16|access-date=2018-08-09}}</ref> It was designed to be a bridge between a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, allowing employees to continue advancing their education without affecting their employment and personal commitments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/micromasters-degree-4149968|title=MicroMasters: The Bridge Between a Bachelor’s Degree and a Graduate Degree|last=Williams|first=Terri|date=2017-11-19|website=ThoughtCo|access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref>
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