Molly Monet-Viera is a Lecturer at Boston University where she teaches all levels of Spanish language and Hispanic culture. She also tutors high school students to prepare them for the AP exam. She holds a B.A. (Princeton) and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Spanish (Yale) with a specialization in modern Latin American literature and culture. As a non-native speaker of Spanish, she has developed a near native proficiency of the language. The MOOC format combines her interests in technology and second-language acquisition as a means of spreading cultural awareness.