OER Knowledge CloudJournal Article20132013/11Ecclestone, Meghanprofessional developmentonline learningeLearningcontinuing educationCanadaPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research821-61911-9593This article explores how reference and instructional librarians taking over new areas of subject responsibility can develop professional expertise using new eLearning tools called MOOCs. MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – are a new online learning model that offers free higher education courses to anyone with an Internet connection and a keen interest to learn. As MOOCs proliferate, librarians have the opportunity to leverage this technology to improve their professional skills.yeshttps://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/2797https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/27972797-15694-1-PB (1).pdfOntario, Canada