This book is designed to help increase or improve the retention of online students and thereby increase the overall retention rates for educational institutions. It is filled with empirical research from the author’s study of motivation and retention strategies that can reduce online learner dropout and provides effective online strategies that help minimize student dropout, increase student retention, and support student learning management. It puts the focus on issues of such as course design, student engagement and motivation, and institutional, instructional, and informal support for online students.