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</html><description>Enrollment in online higher education programs continues to outpace enrollment in traditional on-the-ground programs (Lederman, 2019; NCES, 2022). More students are opting for online pathways (McKenzie, 2021), however, attrition rates in online programs remain high (Bawa, 2016; Cochran et al., 2014). Current literature suggests attrition rates for online programs are frequently 10-20% higher than traditional [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://olc-wordpress-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/12/Erin-O%E2%80%99Connor-Marsano-1-150x150.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
