article highlights the problem of educational process modernization through the introduction of such interactive form of training as open education courses on teaching native and foreign languages. authors conducted an analysis of existing electronic educational sites, which allow obtaining knowledge of the language remotely. purpose of this study is to systematize the open education courses in the as a foreign language. work was carried out within the framework of the project The Competition of Open Education Courses in the Language, implemented according to the federal target program Russian Language 2016-2020. At the same time, open education is understood as the System of organizational, pedagogical and information technologies, architectural and structural solutions in which are provided by applying open (patent free) standards for interfaces, formats and protocols for information exchange with the aim of providing mobility, interoperability, stability, efficiency, convenience of its use [GOST, 2006].The research result is the classification of open education courses in the language. entire educational virtual environment, presented in the form of a large number of courses, is conditionally divided into sites intended for Russians and foreigners. When analyzing the information content, we took into account various factors influencing the content and methodical implementation of the online resource: age of users, the purpose of addressing the distance course, the degree of openness of course materials, etc.