Abstract
      The present research aims to determine the perceptions of students and professors of Massive Online Open Courses in teaching English for Professional Purposes at several universities in Almaty. More specifically, we would like to find out the attitudes of professors and their students toward the use of the MOOC in teaching English for Professional Purposes and what key factors they would suggest to make the course successful. Quantitative data were collected from junior students and language teachers studying/teaching in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at three different universities. The results of the questionnaire revealed the positive attitude of both students and teachers toward using MOOCs in teaching English for professional purposes justifying it by the fact that it provides flexible teaching and learning environment.
        Keywords: Massive online open course, digital education, e-learning, higher education