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The University is regarded as a special social institution fulfilling a number of important social task: the production and broadcasting of knowledge and scientific picture of the world; reproduction and development of human capital; socialisation of the young generation; providing the economy with personnel qualifications, etc. and in various cultural and historical periods of the functions of the University have a distinctive focus, for example, for industrial companies is training and qualified individuals for the postindustrial society - the notion of "human capital". Education has changed dramatically in recent decades. Now the learning process is very difficult to imagine without the Internet. The main purpose of mass open online courses is to provide students with direct access to educational materials without the need to enter an educational institution. As you know, education is an important social process, so it should be as accessible to everyone as possible. Mass open online courses, implemented with the participation of the world's leading universities, are developing dynamically on a global scale, expanding access to education and lifelong learning for people from all over the world and having a significant impact on the modern higher education system. The study of the courses is of a recommendatory nature, can be offered for independent study, without requirements for monitoring the results. The article discusses the pros and cons of online education, the problems of entering the Russian educational market.