The article describes the emergence and further growth of MOOCs, as well as the development of
online educational platforms in higher educational institutions of the country. A new direction in the field of
higher education in nowadaysis massive open online courses. National open educational platform has been
created in Kazakhstan, which brings together leading universities. Kazakh National University named of alFarabi is a leader in conducting MOOCs on the OpenEdx open platform among universities in Kazakhstan.
Almaty University of Technology has also launched its OpenATU platform. The university’s leading
teachers posted their first online courses here. The article also discusses the pros and cons of MOOCs. A list
of the most popular and sought-after online courses is being reviewed.