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Persistence Articles examine persistence, retention, attrition,  success, and failure in online learning.

Learning Style Articles examine the role of learning styles, learner skills and backgrounds, and learner preferences in online success

Interaction Articles examine student-teacher interaction and student-teacher relationships.

Holistic articles maintain that online learning should be studied as a system or an environment rather than piecemeal.

History Articles examine the history of online learning and distance learning

Comparison Articles contrast and/or compare online learning with face-to-face learning

Best Practices Articles examine pedagogical and course design factors in online learning.

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Alteparmakian 2010 Dissertation on Leadership Behavior in Online Classes

Ledbetter 2003 Dissertation on Leadership Practices Used by Online Instructors in Higher Education

Ponti 2010 Dissertation on Relationship Between Instructor Leadership and Student Attitudes

Anagnostopoulous 05 study on De-Centered Teaching

Anaya 01 study on Interactions and Grades

Baker 09 study on Immediacy, Presence, and Motivation

Betts 08 study on the Drexel University Human Touch Project

Betts 09 study on the Drexel University Human Touch Project

Bjorkland 02 study on Interaction and Student Skills

Bucy 07 Interactivity Model

Burnett 01 Study on Interaction and Retention

Christensen 98 Study on Immediacy, Motivation, and Learning

Christophel 90 Study on Immediacy Motivation, and Learning

Coldren 09 Study on Interpersonal Teaching Styles

Gallien 08 Study on Instructor Personalized Feedback

Gordon 08 Study on the Impact of Affective Communications

Gorham 90 Study on Student and Teacher Perceptions of Immediacy

Gorham 92 Study on Student Perceptions of Teacher Behaviors

Keeley 06 Teacher Behavior Checklist

Komarraju 01 Study on Student Teacher Interactions

Kuh 01 Study on Faculty Student Interaction in the 1990s

Mahle 07 Article on Interactivity in Distance Education

Marks 05 Study on Interaction as the Main Predictor for Success Online

Rosenthal 2000 Study on Student Satisfaction with Teacher Interaction

Rudobock 2009 Article on Teacher Empathy

Wong 05 Study on Student Perceptions of Interaction