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{{about||the Transformers subline|Micromasters}}

{{Infobox website

| name = MicroMasters

| logo = [[File:EdX-MicroMasters-logo.png|thumb|edX MicroMasters® programs logo]]

| logo_size = 250px

| area_served = Worldwide

| language_count = English, Spanish, French

| commercial = No

| owner = [[edX]]

| 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>

First launched in September 2016 with 19 MicroMasters programs from 14 different universities as an extension of its [[Mooc|MOOC]] programs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/02/27/moocs-and-the-masters-degree.aspx|title=MOOCs and the Master's Degree|last=Schaffhauser|first=Dian|date=2019-02-27|website=Campus Technology|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> edX eventually expanded to include 17 additional programs in February 2017. As of February 2019, 52 different MicroMasters programs are offered, with 48 in English, 3 in Spanish, and 1 in French.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.edx.org/micromasters|title=MicroMasters Programs {{!}} edX|date=2016-08-15|work=edX|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en}}</ref> Each MicroMasters program is sponsored by at least one industry partner, including [[General Electric|GE]], [[Microsoft]], [[IBM]], [[Hootsuite]], [[Fidelity International|Fidelity]], [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]], [[Walmart]], [[PricewaterhouseCoopers|PWC]], [[Booz Allen Hamilton|Booz-Allen Hamilton]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], as well as supported by various universities by allowing graduates to use the MicroMasters as advanced standing for its respective graduate program.<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/#39c0fc72564b|title='MicroMasters' Surge As MOOCs Go From Education To Qualification|last=Gordon|first=Adam|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}</ref>